Following price losses in many blue-chip stocks, especially Okomu oil and NEM Assurance, the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) reopened on a downturn yesterday, market capitalisation declined by N41 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index declined by 76.53 per cent, representing a decrease of 0.16 per cent, to close at 47,203.39 points. Similarly, […]
Kayode Tokede The stock market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) crossed the N25 trillion mark yesterday, supported by foreign investors’ demand for Airtel Africa stock that gained 10 per cent. In summary, the NGX All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 590.48 basis points or 1.29 per cent to close at 46,529.99 basis points from […]
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited has admitted additional shares of Nigerian Breweries Plc on its trading platform, a notice from the exchange has confirmed. The new stocks were issued to shareholders of the brewery giant as part of their dividend payment. They are those who opted to exchange their cash payment for […]
Following renewed profit taking activity, the equities market halted five days gaining streak to close on a downturn yesterday, causing market capitalisation to plunge by N20 billion. Specifically, at the close of trading yesterday, the NGX All-Share Index depreciated by 37.83 basis points to 43859.30 points from 43897.13 points reported the previous day. Similarly, market […]
Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Market Nigerian stocks scaled up by 1.29 per cent (or N324 billion) on Wednesday, on track for another week of positive yield as telecom powerhouse Airtel and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) led the advance. Airtel continued to draw interest from investors, garnering 10 per cent gain, the maximum daily […]
·Analysts say MPC outcome will set the tone for new market direction Investors continued to position for dividend-paying stocks, last week, triggering more bargain-hunting activities on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) as the all-share index (ASI) rose above the 45,000 mark to close at 45,957.35 points – the highest level since […]
Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday halted its previous five consecutive day positive outing to close on a negative note for the first time in the year as the All-Share Index declined by 0.09 per cent. The NGX All-Share Index declined by 37.83 per cent or 0.09 per cent, […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency has said 1,213 firms have complied with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation. NITDA’s Head of Corporate Affairs and External Affairs, Mrs Hadiza Umar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, titled ‘NITDA publishes a list of NDPR-compliant organisations for 2020-2021’. The statement said, “The list is an authoritative repository […]
As we review the general performance of the year 2021, it is crucial that we also weigh the performance of our equities investment against the average inflation rate of the year to help gauge the worthiness of such investments. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed the year on a positive note appreciating by 6.07% year […]
At the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), on Tuesday, the benchmark index recouped previous day loss as a result of renewed bargain hunting activities. Specifically, the overall sentiments was buoyed by bargain buying in BUA Cement and BUA Foods stocks as the respective shares appreciated by 2.0 per cent and 4.2 per cent. Thus, the All-Share […]
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