NGX: Market cap up by 1.04% as investors gain N262.1bn in eight hours | The Paradise News Shareholders at the Nigerian capital market pocketed N262.17 billion in just eight hours on Tuesday. This followed the rise in equity capitalisation by 1.04 percent at the close of the day’s trading. The development pushed up the equity […]
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Nigerian All-Share Index Crosses 47,000 points After 1.04% Rise
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited closed at a level last seen in August 2008 on Tuesday after it recorded a growth of 1.04 per cent. This pushed the All-Share Index (ASI) higher by 486.64 points to 47,111.21 points from 46,624.67 points and raised the market capitalisation by N489 billion to N25.387 trillion […]
Market Falls as Investors Sell-off MTN, Lafarge, Others for Profit
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited posted a 0.38 per cent decline on Wednesday as a result of profit-taking in MTN Nigeria, Lafarge Africa, GTCO, Zenith Bank and 29 others. In the previous trading sessions, the nation’s stock market had risen to levels last seen in 2008 as a result of renewed confidence […]
Stock Market Gains N579bn in First Week Trading
Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) maintained its positive trend last week as foreign and high network investors continued to take position in stocks with attractive dividend yields ahead of 2021 financial year dividend declarations. The stock market of NGX appreciated by N579billion in first-week trading in February as foreign […]
Seplat, Conoil, others drive stock market’s positive start to new month
Stocks that helped the market’s positive start to a new month include Seplat Energy Plc, Conoil Plc, Academy Press Plc, RT Briscoe Plc and Presco Plc. Nigeria’s equities market opened month of February on a positive note (+1.04percent or N262billion), pushing higher this year’s positive return to +10.29percent. Stocks that helped the market’s positive start […]
Conoil, three other marketers post N622.42bn revenue
Four of the major oil marketing companies in Nigeria saw their combined revenue surged by 46.96 per cent last year as fuel demand recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The companies, namely Conoil Plc, TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc, MRS Oil Nigeria Plc and Eterna Plc, grew their total revenue by N198.9bn in 2021 […]
Investors and Psychology of Earnings Seasons
First quarters are always characterized by the announcement of audited financial results by companies quoted on the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Plc). One of the key drivers of an efficient market is the availability of authentic and regular information from quoted companies. It is a post listing requirement that a listed company must submit […]
Afrinvest Stock Recommendation for the Week 070222
Market Last Week (Our Observations) The local bourse extended its bullish run as the NGX All-Share Index rose 2.3% w/w to settle at 47,279.92 points. Accordingly, YTD return improved to 10.7% from 8.2% in the previous week while market capitalisation gained N579.2bn w/w to N25.5tn. Performance was bullish across sectors within our coverage as 4 […]
RT Briscoe Impresses Shareholders With 40% Weekly Rise
By Dipo Olowookere The shares of RT Briscoe increased by 40.00 per cent on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week, closing at 28 kobo per unit, giving shareholders of the company something to smile about. It led 42 equities on the gainers’ chart in the five-day trading week, lower than the […]
Investors Positioning In Dividend-paying Stocks To Continue
Investors, this week will continue to position for dividend-paying stocks, triggering more bargain-hunting activities on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). Analysts Optimism In the short term, analysts at Cordros Securities Limited expected the bulls to continue to rotate their portfolio towards dividend-paying stocks ahead of 2021 full year dividend declarations, even […]