Building of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). PHOTO: AYODELE ADENIRAN For four consecutive sessions, sustained bargain hunting in the shares of blue-chip stocks pushed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation up by N325 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) gained 622.09 absolute points, representing an increase of 1.54 per […]
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Stock Exchange removes 17 companies from market indices
By Taofik Salako, Deputy Group Business Editor The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has removed 17 companies from its market-gauging indices to ensure that the indices fully reflect the market situation and the underlying fundamentals they represent. At the end of the annual full-year market index review, the NSE removed 17 companies from seven indices while […]
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 […]
NSE index down 1.83%, as Oando, FTN Cocoa, May and Baker shed weight
WorldStage Newsonline– Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on a negative note, its first loss in the year on Tuesday, as the All-Share Index lost 751.25 points or 1.83 per cent to close at 40,396.14 compared with 41,147.39 achieved on Monday. Specifically, the market capitalisation shed N393 billion or 1.83 per cent to close […]
Capital market loses N246bn in six hours of trading
The bears dominated trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday with the market capitalisation losing N246bn in six hours of trading. Specifically, the News Agency of Nigeria reports that the market capitalisation, which opened at N21.224tn shed N246bn to close at N20.978tn. Similarly, the NSE All-Share Index decreased by 470.64 points or 1.16 […]
Buying interests in Zenith, UBA, InterBrew swing equities market northward in midweek
By Charles Abuede Despite the lull witnessed at the start of the trading session midweek, the bulls picked up momentum favouring stocks in the banking and consumer goods space as the market gained 0.17 per cent on Wednesday. Read Also: On Tuesday the market had witnessed a loss, but it rebounded Wednesday with a positive […]
NSE drops N393bn on renewed profit taking
Specifically, the market capitalisation shed N393 billion or 1.83 per cent to close at N21.122 trillion from N21.515 trillion recorded on Monday. RECOMMENDED ARTICLES Similarly, the All-Share Index lost 751.25 points or 1.83 per cent to close at 40,396.14 compared with 41,147.39 achieved on Monday. The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in medium and […]
All-Share Index Rises 0.31% as Investors Stake N7.5bn on Shares
Goddy Egene Investors staked N7.51 billion on 2.13 billion shares in 4,558 deals yesterday at the stock market as the bulls continued to dominate trading. The value of trading soared by 755 per cent compared to 249.545 million shares exchanged for N2.184 billion in 6,090 deals the previous day. Champion Breweries Plc was the most […]
Access Bank, GTBank Join Growth Index as NSE Review Market Indices
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has made its annual full year review of the market indices which includes: the NSE 30, NSE Lotus Islamic, NSE Pension, Corporate Governance Index, Afrinvest Bank Value Index, Afrinvest Dividend Yield Index, Meristem Growth Index, Meristem Value Index and the five sectoral indices comprising the NSE Banking, NSE Insurance, NSE […]
Rwanda leads region with profits for Kenyan banks
Two adjacent offices of KCB in Kigali. KCB is one of the main Kenyan banks operating in Rwanda. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA Rwanda offers a fertile hunting ground for Kenyan banks seeking to maximise their earnings in the East African region. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows the Rwandan banking market offers the highest […]