Provisions for loan losses grew exponentially in the period ended December 2020, increasing by Shs149.1b, according to financial results released by different commercial banks. This was the highest growth in over years, signaling a difficult period for the banking sector and borrowers, whose capacity to repay loans was highly impacted by Covid-19. According to data […]
Goddy Egene The stock market rebounded last week after seven consecutive weeks of depreciation as investors responded positively to the dividends declared by Dangote Cement Plc and Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc. The market had depreciated for six weeks due to weak investors’ sentiments. However, respite came last week as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share […]
Pulse Nigeria Specifically, the All-Share Index declined by 221.98 points or 0.57 per cent to close at 39,045.13, compared with 39,267.11 posted on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation dropped by N116 billion, closing at N20.428 trillion, from N20.544 trillion. The market loss was driven by price depreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which […]
Equities market maintains previous day sentiments as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index was up 0.53 per cent to close at 39,293.14 basis points on Thursday. This bullish moderated the ASI’s Year-to-Date (YtD) return to -2.43 per cent. This outing pegged the market capitalization at N20.558 trillion as investors earned N108 billion on Thursday. […]
Nigerian stock market trading floor brandspur Consequently, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses moderated to 1.3 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively. Stock market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks. The include Stanbic IBTC Holdings, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria, UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust and Lafarge […]
Our Reporter A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained Triton Aqua Africa Limited, Bharat Ventures Limited, Globus Resources Limited, Seafood Products Limited and Mr. Ashvin Samtani from accessing their N2,193,610,859.47 billion in 24 banks. Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, who gave the order yesterday, ruled that the interim order subsists pending the hearing and determination of […]
[FILES] The reception area at the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos, Nigeria. PHOTO: Ruth McDowell/ 2019 Bloomberg Finance As Onyema ends tenure as NSE’s CEO Following losses by most blue-chip stocks, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained a sliding profile at the opening of the week yesterday, leading to a fall in market capitalisation by […]
The total volume of trades declined by 6.19 per cent [Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye] Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 150.13 points or 0.39 per cent to close 38,766.61 compared with 38,916.74 achieved on Thursday. RECOMMENDED ARTICLES Also, the market capitalisation lost N78 billion to close at N20.283 trillion from N20.361 trillion achieved on Thursday. The market loss […]
Equities trading begins the week on a bearish trend as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index dipped by 0.39 per cent in the session to close at 38,766.61 basis points on Tuesday. After the Easter break, the local bourse went southward to peg the market capitalisation at N20.283 trillion as investors shed N78 billion from […]
Nigerian Stock Exchange NSE: Market Resumes From Easter Holidays With N78bn Loss The Nigerian stock market resumed after the Easter public holidays on Tuesday with a loss of 0.39 per cent due to persistent bearish trend, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 150.13 points or 0.39 per cent to close […]
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