The Nigerian equities market made a rebound on Wednesday from the loss it made on Tuesday with a gain of about N8 billion as a result of buying interest in MTN Nigeria (+0.6%), Total Energies (+6.1%) and First Bank Holding (+0.7%). The benchmark index therefore rose 0.04 percent to 37,872.55 points, and the market year […]
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Nigerian stocks end bullish amid drop in OANDO and ACCESS
The stock exchange market made a bullish trend at the end of yesterday’s trading session posting gains that increased the index by +15.31 points. The All-Share Index increased mildly by +0.04% closing at 37,872.55 from 37,857.24 index points. • The stock exchange market value currently stands at N19.73 trillion. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stand […]
Energy, telco giants’ gains help put stopper on Nigerian stocks’ losing jinx
Nigerian stocks scraped a paltry 0.04 per cent gain Wednesday to post their first appreciation this week. The climb rode on the back of appreciation in the shares of MTN and energy heavyweight Total. The size dwindled a little from the figure reported the session before , raising concerns about the liquidity crisis that has […]
Nigerian stocks halt gains on sell pressure on GTCO, Oando shares
Nigerian stocks fell a little on Thursday, trading down 0.02 per cent as sell-offs in the shares of GTCO and Oando helped set in motion a loss in the sum of N4 billion. The development followed two straight days of gain by the bourse, which has now fallen by 5.89 per cent so far this […]
Renewed bargain hunting lifts NGX capitalisation by N8 billion
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) halted three consecutive days of trading losses as renewed bargain hunting in most blue-chip stocks lifted market capitalisation by N8 billion. At the close of transactions yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased by 15.31 absolute points, representing a growth of 0.04 per cent to close at […]
NGX Oil and Gas Index outperforms other major market indices
Out of the 5 major indices of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), the NGX Oil and Gas Index recorded the highest positive movement to reflect a growth of 38.28% in Half Year 2021. Albeit slight, the NGX Consumer Goods and NGX Insurance Indices recorded growth of 5.12% and 3.04% respectively, However, the NGX Banking Index […]
Nigerian stocks rise as bull run continues
Nigerian stocks climbed for the fifth straight session on Thursday, this time by as little as 0.01 per cent, aided by modest gains recorded by PZ Cussons, UACN and UBA, with liquidity easing by 5 per cent. Also backing gains, the oil and gas index was up 0.21 per cent to close at 265.65 points, […]
Nigerian stocks rise further on buy pressure on Stanbic IBTC Holdings
Nigerian stocks jump 0.53 per cent further Thursday as investors’ exuberance for and buy pressure on Stanbic IBTC Holdings shares drove trade, a day after the financial services group announced twin compensations for shareholders. The group on Wednesday announced N3.60 per share final dividend and a bonus issue of one new share for every six […]
Equities investors earn N108bn as market retains the bulls
Equities market maintains previous day sentiments as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index was up 0.53 per cent to close at 39,293.14 basis points on Thursday. This bullish moderated the ASI’s Year-to-Date (YtD) return to -2.43 per cent. This outing pegged the market capitalization at N20.558 trillion as investors earned N108 billion on Thursday. […]
Nigerian stock market advances further by 0.53%
Nigerian stock market trading floor brandspur Consequently, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses moderated to 1.3 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively. Stock market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks. The include Stanbic IBTC Holdings, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria, UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust and Lafarge […]