Market Capitalisation Drops by N238bn after Two-day Christmas Holidays

Market Capitalisation Drops by N238bn after Two-day Christmas Holidays

NGX Insurance Kayode Tokede The market capitalization of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) commenced trading yesterday after a two-day Christmas holiday, dropping by N238billion on the heels of investors’ profit-taking. The market resumed trading activities yesterday after the public holidays, Monday and Tuesday December 27th and 28th, 2021 declared by the federal government to mark […]

Price Appreciation in BUA Foods, Lafarge Africa, Others Drive Stock Market by N70bn

Price Appreciation in BUA Foods, Lafarge Africa, Others Drive Stock Market by N70bn

BUA Cement Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) gained N70 billion on sustained bargain hunting in BUA Foods, Lafarge Africa, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGXGroup), UAC of Nigeria (UACN), United Capital and 20 other stocks. The appreciation drives NGX All Share Index (ASI) by 131.19 basis points or 0.30 per cent […]

Airtel Africa, Oando others lead NGX N450 billion gain

Airtel Africa, Oando others lead NGX N450 billion gain

Following gains recorded by many blue-chip companies, especially Airtel Africa and Oando, the equities market sustained a rising profile yesterday, as market capitalisation appreciated further by N450 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI), which measures the performance of quoted companies, rose by 450.52 points or 1.0 per cent to 43,476.75 […]

Nigeria: How More Domestic Investors Returned to Equities in 2021

Nigeria: How More Domestic Investors Returned to Equities in 2021

As with most other years, 2021 brought fascinating developments in the financial market, especially as the path from the pandemic was far from certain. The performance of the financial market generally fell in line with expectations as fiscal and monetary stimulus packages resulted in a ‘pull to norm’. The equities market saw more domestic investors […]

Demutualisation, mergers, others characterise NCM’s 2021 performance

Demutualisation, mergers, others characterise NCM’s 2021 performance

Heightened political tension weakens market indices by 0.53% The year 2021, like most other years, brought enchanting developments to Nigeria’s capital market (NCM), especially as the COVID-19 pandemic seemed far from over. The country’s stock market had in 2020 witnessed closure of companies and offices which caused the postponement of annual general meetings (AGMs) of […]