Stock index rises 0.3% amid renewed bargain hunting

Stock index rises 0.3% amid renewed bargain hunting

Nigerian Stock Exchange Following renewed bargain hunting embarked upon by stock market investors, transactions on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), closed upbeat yesterday, as the All-share index rose marginally by 0.3 per cent. Specifically, at the close of transactions yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) gained 96.18 absolute points, representing a […]

Weekly Economic Index: CBN fines MTN, oil prices continue to rise

Weekly Economic Index: CBN fines MTN, oil prices continue to rise

On Wednesday, the Nigerian office of African Telecommunications giant MTN was slammed with a huge fine by Nigeria’s apex bank and financial regulator, the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) for violating extant laws and regulations on foreign exchange in the country. This comes after the CBN ordered an investigation to unearth the inconspicuous aspects of […]

Equity market depreciates 0.77% on banks’ stocks slump

Equity market depreciates 0.77% on banks’ stocks slump

Nigerian Stock Exchange Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) huge fines on four deposit money banks over alleged illegal fund repatriation on behalf of MTN Nigeria weighed heavily on the local bourse yesterday, causing the All-share index to slide by 0.77 per cent. The Nigerian Stock Exchange-All Share Index (NSE-ASI) decreased by 272.27 absolute points, representing […]

Diamond Bank, Stanbic IBTC shares price slumps as investors react to CBN sanctions

Diamond Bank, Stanbic IBTC shares price slumps as investors react to CBN sanctions

Following Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) sanctions on top major banks involved in the illegal repatriation of MTN’s $8 billion dividends to South Africa. The Share prices of Diamond and Stanbic IBTC, the two listed banks fined by the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) for aiding and abetting the illegal repatriation of funds associated with African […]