By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited suffered a marginal 0.02 per cent loss on Monday following sell-offs in some equities like Eterna, MTN Nigeria, CWG, GTCO and others. Eterna and CWG closed the trading session as the worst-performing stocks after losing 10.00 per cent each to settle at N5.04 and 99 kobo respectively. […]
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Nigerian stocks rally on renewed interest in consumer goods shares
Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) Nigerian stocks rebounded on Wednesday as the benchmark index climbed by 0.28 per cent, its first time since 28th February, supported by investors’ interest in consumer goods equities and a few bank shares. FBN Holdings led the march, supported by Nestle, Nigerian Breweries, United Capital and Presco. Of the five sector […]
Stock Market Close Lower on Profit-taking in Seplat, 17 Others
Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday closed transactions on a negative note, as investors’ sell-off in Seplat Petroleum Plc, 17 other stocks down the market by 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the NGX All-Share Index declined by six basis points or 0.01 per cent to close at 47,262.61 basis points […]
NGX suspends four firms for market infractions, to delist three
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has suspended trading in the shares of four firms this year for falling short of regulatory criteria, even as it is in the process of delisting three firms. The NGX Regulation Limited said in a report that Chellarams Plc, Niger Insurance Plc, The Tourist Company of Nigeria Plc, and Thomas Wyatt […]
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 […]
Stock market gains N75bn on blue-chip firms
Johnson Okafor Equity trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday closed on a positive note with a gain of N75bn as the bulls regained grip on trading activities. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index appreciated by 0.36 per cent with market breadth closing positive with 27 gainers against 20 losers. The […]
Nigerian stocks gain N76bn amid pressure on Dangote Cement, Ardova
Nigerian stocks gained N75.906 billion on Tuesday amidst increased investors’ interest in the shares of Dangote Cement, Ardova, NASCON, Dangote Sugar and May & Baker. The All Share Index (ASI) was up by 0.36 per cent and closed 40,295.95 basis points. Market capitalisation edged up to N21.070 trillion, according to Nigeria Stock Exchange data. Year […]
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 […]
NSE reveals results of full year review of market indices
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the premier sustainable exchange servicing Africa’s largest economy, has announced the results of its annual full year market index review for the following indices – 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; […]
Dangote, Airtel Africa, Ecobank up W/W, investors gain N1.33 Trillion
Nigerian Stocks were fired up at the last trading session of the week cumulatively. The All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 7.46% to close the week at 36,804.75 and N19.236 trillion respectively. Investors gained N1.33 trillion. A total turnover of 1.893 billion shares worth N17.647 billion in 20,660 deals was traded this week by […]