Stock Market Drop N280bn on Profit-taking in Dangote Cement, 17 Others

Stock Market Drop N280bn on Profit-taking in Dangote Cement, 17 Others

Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday dropped by N280billion on investors’ profit taking in Dangote Cement and 17 others. The NGX All-Share Index declined by 520.76 basis points or 1.12 per cent, to close at 46,009.23 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation value lost N280 billion to close at […]

Nigerian billionaires, Dangote, Rabiu, & Adenuga make Forbes’ Africa richest people list

Nigerian billionaires, Dangote, Rabiu, & Adenuga make Forbes’ Africa richest people list

Nigerian billionaires, Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga were listed in the ranking of richest people in Africa by Forbes, with a joint net worth of $27.6 billion, accounting for 32.5% of the total 18 billionaires on the list. The wealth of African billionaires has grown significantly in 2021 despite the effects of the […]

Renewed profit-taking drags stock market indices by N20bn

Renewed profit-taking drags stock market indices by N20bn

Following renewed profit taking activity, the equities market halted five days gaining streak to close on a downturn yesterday, causing market capitalisation to plunge by N20 billion. Specifically, at the close of trading yesterday, the NGX All-Share Index depreciated by 37.83 basis points to 43859.30 points from 43897.13 points reported the previous day. Similarly, market […]