Profit-Taking Persist as Stock Market Drops by N18bn

Profit-Taking Persist as Stock Market Drops by N18bn

Darasimi Adebisi Transactions on the Nigerian equities market yesterday closed on a negative note, taking the trading losses to the third consecutive day as investors’ profit-taking down market by N18 billion. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) dipped by 35.43 basis points, representing a decline of 0.09 per cent, to close at 39,184.18 […]

Nigerian Stock Exchange resumes week with N34 billion loss

The market loss was driven by price depreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks [Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye] Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N19.626 trillion lost N34 billion to close at N19.592 trillion. Also, the NGX All-Share Index dropped by 73.01 points or 0.19 per cent to close at 37,585.25, from 37,658.26 achieved on Friday. […]