NSE All-Share Index down 0.89%, with Dangote Cement, Julius Berger, GlaxoSmithKline as top losers

NSE All-Share Index down 0.89%, with Dangote Cement, Julius Berger, GlaxoSmithKline as top losers

WorldStage Newsonline– Trading on Nigerian Stock Exchange maintained a downward trend for the fifth consecutive trading days with the All-Share Index declining by 0.89 per cent. The index lost 306.52 points or 0.89 per cent to close at 34,250.74 from 34,557.26 posted on Thursday. Similarly, the market capitalisation of listed equities dipped N171 billion to […]

Equities Shed N464bn as Profit Taking Halts Bull Run

Equities Shed N464bn as Profit Taking Halts Bull Run

Goddy Egene The equities market shed N463.7 billion last week as the bullish streak was halted by persistent profit taking. Following the unprecedented growth recorded in the month of November, many investors have been locking in profits. Despite the pockets of profit taking, the market had maintained a positive weekly performance. However, that positive momentum […]

Weekly Economic Index: Nigeria’s economy enters a full-blown recession in Q3

Weekly Economic Index: Nigeria’s economy enters a full-blown recession in Q3

Recently , the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the October 2020 Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 14.23 percent (year-on-year). The rise represents 0.52 percent, compared to the rate recorded in September 2020 (13.71 percent). The CPI is used to measure the inflation rate in an economy. Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product ( GDP […]

Nigeria: NSE All-Share Rises 0.10% On Continuing Positive Performance

Nigeria: NSE All-Share Rises 0.10% On Continuing Positive Performance

Gains by bellwethers such as MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and FBN Holdings Plc helped to sustain the positive performance at the stock market yesterday as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.10 per cent. The NSE ASI closed higher at 25,407.96, while market capitalisation added N12.8 billion to […]

NSE All-Share Rises 0.10% on Continuing Positive Performance

NSE All-Share Rises 0.10% on Continuing Positive Performance

Goddy Egene Gains by bellwethers such as MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and FBN Holdings Plc helped to sustain the positive performance at the stock market yesterday as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.10 per cent. The NSE ASI closed higher at 25,407.96, while market capitalisation added N12.8 […]