Renewed sell pressure pulls stock market index by 1.09%

Renewed sell pressure pulls stock market index by 1.09%

Nigeria Stock Exchange, Lagos •Analysts optimistic on market rebound Renewed sell pressure on the trading floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), yesterday, reversed four-days bullish run, causing the All-share index to dip by 1.09 per cent. Yesterday, investors embarked on massive profit taking to recoup their investment, following the few days of capital appreciation […]

With Dangote Cement’s N50 bn sourcing, more local firms eye CPs as market liquidity up N1.2tr

With Dangote Cement’s N50 bn sourcing, more local firms eye CPs as market liquidity up N1.2tr

The recent sourcing of N50 billion through Commercial Paper (CP) issuance by Dangote Cement Plc has ignited fresh interest among companies to focus attention on that segment of the market, THISDAY checks have revealed. CPs are unsecured promissory notes with a fixed maturity of about nine months issued by companies to raise money to meet […]

FBNQuest Merchant Bank leads listings by introduction of Notice chemical industries Place on the Nigerian Stock Exchange

FBNQuest Merchant Bank leads listings by introduction of Notice chemical industries Place on the Nigerian Stock Exchange

…..retains leadership position in transaction delivery Lagos, Nigeria – August , 2018 – FBNQuest Merchant Bank, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc recently acted as Lead Financial Adviser & Issuing House on the Listing by Introduction of the entire issued and paid-up ordinary shares of Notore Chemical Industries Plc on […]

NSE All-Share Index Closes Lower on Losses by Bellwethers

NSE All-Share Index Closes Lower on Losses by Bellwethers

The equities market plunged further yesterday as profit taking in bellwether stocks depressed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) below 35,000 mark at 34,663.48. Similarly, market capitalisation shed N220.5 billion to close lower at N12.638 trillion. A total of 22 stocks shed weight compared with only 11 other stocks. The banking counters recorded […]

Stock market investors’ lose N220b ahead of Eid-El-Kabir celebration

Stock market investors’ lose N220b ahead of Eid-El-Kabir celebration

Nigerian Stock Exchange Ahead of the Eid-El-Kabir celebration, transactions on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), closed on a downward note yesterday, following price losses suffered by virtually all the blue-chip stocks, as market capitalisation dipped by N220billion. In line with the Federal Government’s declaration of a two-day public holiday to mark […]