Top stocks to watch this week The market was up by 0.36 per cent last week as investors continued to be drawn by stocks following a good number of strong full-year corporate results as well as dividend declarations by some companies. More annual reports are due this week and next including those of big lenders […]
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Ecobank to pay $40m dividends to shareholders
The Pan-African banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), is set to pay its shareholders dividends of $0.16 per share totaling $40 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. This implies approximately CFA90, N66.6, or 1.08 Ghana Cedi per share. For Nigerian and Ghanaian investors, this represents 5.5 times and 8.3 times, respectively, the most […]
Ecobank, Learn Africa, GTCO top stocks to watch this week
More corporate reports for the 2021 financial year are due this week through the end of February and the current uptrend in the market will likely hang on them for sustainability if they are generally impressive. Stocks and sectors offering promise of strong return, dividend and scrip should be the focus of retail investors as […]
Nigeria: Access Bank, ETI, Zenith, 10 Others Generates N5.96 Trillion From Loans to Customers in 3 Years
With the growing lending to private and individual customers, a total of 13 banks have generated N5.96trillion interest income from loans to customers between 2020 and 2018. This has demonstrated banks’ drive to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aggressively lending to support the real sector and boosting banks’ earnings. Nigerian Banks with branches […]
Nigeria: Access Bank, ETI, Zenith, 10 Others Generates N5.96 Trillion From Loans to Customers in 3 Years
With the growing lending to private and individual customers, a total of 13 banks have generated N5.96trillion interest income from loans to customers between 2020 and 2018. This has demonstrated banks’ drive to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aggressively lending to support the real sector and boosting banks’ earnings. Nigerian Banks with branches […]
Equity market gains N318bn
The nation’s equity market yesterday closed on positive note, appreciating by N318 billion or 1.28 per cent to N25.073 trillion from N24.755 trillion reported the previous day. The NGX All Share Index (ASI) also appreciated by 590.48 basis points to 46529.99 points from 45939.51 points traded the previous day. Investors during the day traded 328.997 […]
Dangote cement, 17 stocks lead NGX N280 billion loss
Dangote cement Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed on a downward note yesterday, occasioned by losses in shares of Dangote cement and 17 companies, causing market capitalisation to decline by N280 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index declined by 520.76 per cent, representing a decrease of 1.12 per cent, […]
Africa: Airtel Africa, Ecobank, Fidelity Top Stocks to Watch This Week
NCR NIGERIA is also on the list. Shares are seeing an increasingly optimistic start to the year, leaning on the buoyancy around broadly impressive corporate results, to drive gains. The Nigerian stock market added 2.33 per cent in the just concluded week, with the NGX 30 Index, which tracks the top 30 stocks in terms […]
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 […]
Stock Market Rebounds as CBN Maintains Status Quo on Rates
Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) gained N6 billion, even as Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) maintained status quo on its rates. Members of the MPC voted unanimously to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent at its concluded meeting. Similarly, […]