Darasimi Adebisi Transactions on the Nigerian equities market yesterday closed the first trading session of the week on a negative note with a decline of N82.83billion as profit-taking dominated all the major sectors. The overall market capitalisation dropped to N20.490 trillion from N20.57trillion it opened for trading, while Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) […]
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NGX reverses gains as Eterna, 16 others drag capitalisation by N30bn
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) Transactions on the floor of Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) reversed gains to close on a downturn yesterday as losses in the shares of Eterna, and 16 others dragged market capitalisation by N30 billion. Specifically, at the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 57.03 absolute points, representing a […]
Nigeria: Profit-Taking Persist As Stock Market Commences Week On Negative Note
The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed on a negative note, to halt the two consecutive days of positive sentiment trading by investors at the close of business the previous week. At the close of trading yesterday, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 8.12 basis points, representing a drop of 0.02 per […]
NGX: Capitalisation drops further by N6bn
Negative sentiments continued on the nation’s bourse on Wednesday with the market capitlisation dropping further by N6 billion following sell pressure of some blue chips. Speficially, the market capitalisation lost N6 billion or 0.03 per cent to close at N20.210 trillion compared with N20.216 trillion achieved on Tuesday. In the same vein, the All-Share Index […]
Stock Market Sheds N25bn As CBN Keeps MPC Parameter Constant
The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed transaction on a negative note by shedding N25 billion to halt the five consecutive days gaining streak, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held all policy parameters unchanged. The downturn was due to investors’ sell-off sentiment in some bellwether stocks, as the market awaits the release of more […]
Stocks post N290bn weekly gain, market cap rises
The Nigerian stock market gained N290bn at the end of trading last week as the All-Share Index of the Nigerian Exchange Limited rose by 1.48 per cent to 38,212.01 basis points. The market capitalisation increased to N19.92tn on Friday from N19.63tn the previous week. According to Cordros Research, buying interest in Nestle Nigeria Plc and […]
Late filing: NGX slams N719.7m fine on Conoil, others
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has imposed a total penalty of N719.7m on 14 companies listed on the stock market for late filing of their audited and interim financial statements. The NGX disclosed this under the ‘2021 default filings’ section of a report obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday. The companies that filed their financial statements […]
Renewed bargain hunting lifts NGX capitalisation by N8 billion
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) halted three consecutive days of trading losses as renewed bargain hunting in most blue-chip stocks lifted market capitalisation by N8 billion. At the close of transactions yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased by 15.31 absolute points, representing a growth of 0.04 per cent to close at […]
Stock market extends gain with 0.11 index rise
Following sustained bargain-hunting in the shares of most blue-chip stocks, the Nigerian equity market extended a bullish run to three consecutive sessions, yesterday, as the All-Share Index (ASI) increased further by 0.11 per cent. At the close of transactions Wednesday, the ASI expanded by 45.10 absolute points, or 0.11 per cent increase to close at […]
Seplat, FTN Cocoa, others lead NSE N66b gain
Following gains recorded by most blue chip stocks, especially Seplat and FTN Cocoa, transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended gain to two consecutive sessions, causing market capitalisation to appreciate further by N66 billion At the close of transactions yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) gained 125.70 absolute points, representing a growth of 0.31 per […]