UPDC REIT, Japaul Gold others drag market capitalisation by N49bn

UPDC REIT, Japaul Gold others drag market capitalisation by N49bn

Stock exchange. Photo/PIXABAY Profit-taking in many blue-chip stocks, especially in UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust (UPDC REITS) and Japaul Gold and Ventures, dragged transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to reverse gains, causing market capitalisation to dip by N49 billion. In summary, the All-Share Index (ASI) dropped 93.60 absolute points, representing a decrease of […]

Stock Market Depreciates by N13bn on Investors’ Sell-off in NGX Group, Others

Stock Market Depreciates by N13bn on Investors’ Sell-off in NGX Group, Others

Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) depreciated by N13 billion in its Week-on-week (WoW) performance as bearish sentiment resurfaced on the domestic bourse. Investors profit-taking in Unilever Nigeria Plc, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGXGroup) and CUTIX Plc shares down the market capitalisation to N21.926trillion last week. Hence, the NGX All-Share Index […]

Equities investors lost N28bn in 5 days amidst positive outlook

Equities investors lost N28bn in 5 days amidst positive outlook

Bearish sentiments dominated the local bourse last week, as the market recorded losses on four of the five trading sessions following profit-taking activities. Accordingly, the All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) declined 53.74 points or 0.12 per cent week-on-week (W-o-W) to 43,199.27 basis points, just as investments of equities investors reduced by […]

Race for telecoms shares lifts Nigerian stocks to near four-year high

Race for telecoms shares lifts Nigerian stocks to near four-year high

Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigerian stocks hit a new milestone on Monday as a tense investor scramble for the shares of the country’s biggest telecommunications companies – MTN Nigeria (MTNN) and Airtel Africa – catapulted the benchmark index by 2.93 per cent to 43,246.87 points equivalent to a market capitalisation, the peak level […]