Nigerian Stock Exchange After few days of downturn, and the bulls upstaged the bears on the trading floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), occasioned by bargain hunting in the bellwethers, as the All-share index increased marginally by 0.1 per cent.Yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) gained 34.85 absolute points, representing a growth of 0.12 […]
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Stock investors lose N170bn, market cap falls below N11tn
Feyisayo Popoola THE nation’s stock market opened the week on a bearish note as investors lost N170bn on Monday. The equities market, which lost N343bn on four trading sessions last week, saw its market capitalisation drop from N11.124tn on Friday to N10.954tn on Monday. The All Share Index shed 1.53 per cent to close at […]
28 Firms Lose As Stock Market Declines Further
28 Firms Lose As Stock Market Declines Further The nation’s stock market declined further on Tuesday as bearish sentiments persisted, making investors lose N4.8bn. The market capitalisation of equities listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange dropped from N10.954tn on Monday to N10.948tn on Tuesday while the year-to-date loss stood at -7.3 per cent. On Tuesday, […]
Stock market rebounds on N16.5bn gain
Feyisayo Popoola The Nigerian stock market witnessed a rebound on Wednesday as 24 stocks led by Livestock Feeds Plc recorded price appreciation. The market capitalisation of equities listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange increased from N10.952tn on Tuesday to N10.965tn on Wednesday. The All-Share Index gained 0.12 per cent to settle at 29,202.54 basis points […]
Bears maintain hold on stocks as NSE ASI dips 0.39%
The bearish performance at the equities market continued into the fourth consecutive trading session, Thursday. The negative performance for the day were specifically spurred by losses in Dangote Cement which fell 0.5 percent, Eco Transnational Incorporated (ETI) which declined 3.3 percent and Access Bank which depreciated by 4.3 percent. As a result, the benchmark index […]
Sell-off persists on NSE, as index plummets further by 0.7%
[FILES] Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) By The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday plunged further by 0.7 per cent, extending bearish run to a third consecutive session amid sustained sell-off. The All-Share Index (ASI) yesterday, dipped by 209.41 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.67 per cent, to close at 30,829.45 points. Similarly, market capitalisation shed […]
Investors Endure Run Of Losses As NSE Index Down 0.01%
Lagos – The local bourse regained losses from earlier trading sessions to close slightly bearish, as sell-offs in market bellwethers outpaced last-minute bargain hunting activities. A total turnover of 1.198 billion shares worth N12.273 billion in 18,293 deals were traded last week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total […]
Nigeria: 6 Banks Dominate Losers’ Chart On NSE
Eighteen stocks, including six financial institutions-Unity Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank, First City Monument Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Wema Bank Plc dominated losers’ chart at yesterday’s trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Other equities on the losers’ chart were Transcorp Plc, Cadbury Plc, May and Baker Plc, […]
Nigeria: High shareholders optimism awaits banks’ 2018 dividend payout
On the heels of economy instability, investors on the Nigerian stock market are anxiously awaiting leading banks dividend payout for financial year ended December 31, 2018. Amid struggling Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in half year of 2018, decline yield on Treasury Bills and liquidity crunch, these leading banks reported improved earnings, coupled with interim dividend […]
Nestle Lifts Trading On NSE By 0.16%
Activities on the nation’s bourse, on Wednesday sustained positive trend for the third consecutive day, with Nestle Nigeria leading the gainers’ chart. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nestle garnered N40 to close at N1, 460 per share. Guaranty Trust Bank followed with a gain of 60k to close at N34.70, while Flour […]