Nigerian stocks retreated by 1.37 per cent on Friday, obliterating the feeble gain recorded at the session before as a number of big-cap stocks like MTN, Dangote Cement and BUA Cement took a hit from profit-taking efforts. The industrial goods index was the worst hit of the five sectorial indices, dipping by 4.40 per cent […]
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Persistent sell-offs in GTBank, BUACem, Guinness drove the bears on Tuesday as investors lost N78.5bn in post-Easter trading
Charles Abuede The Nigerian Equities Market started the new week on a bearish note, with traders and investors alike coming back from the short Easter break to extend the persistent bearish run the market has been experiencing into the fourth trading session as investors lost N78.5 billion on the first trading day in April. The […]
Big banks steer gains as Nigerian stocks add N13.5 billion
Nigerian stocks were up by 0.07 per cent on Thursday, extending gains reported at the previous trading session in an advance led by Zenith, GTB and Access Bank , three of Nigeria’s five biggest banks by asset commonly known by the acronym, FUGAZ. That easily pushed the banking index to the forefront of performance of […]
Bulls ruled on Thursday from buying interests in banking heavyweights as investors saw almost N4bn profit
Charles Abuede The domestic stock market extended the bullish sentiment on Thursday as the All-Share Index rose 0.07 per cent to settle at 38,799.83 points due to buying interest in Zenith Bank (+3.8%), GTBank (+2.7%) and Access Bank (+1.9%). Consequently, market year to date loss at -3.7 per cent was sustained and market capitalisation appreciated […]
Investors lost N116bn on Wednesday as sell pressures in MTN, Access Bank, Stanbic dragged the NSE-ASI
Charles Abuede The local bourse continued in its staggering movement on Wednesday due to selling pressures in MTN Nigeria (-2.9%), Access Bank (-3.6%), and Stanbic IBTC (-1.0%) which dragged the All-Share Index lower by 0.57 per cent to settle at 39,045.13 points. As a result, the market year to date loss worsened to -3.0 per […]
Market reverses positive sentiment, underpinned by sell pressures in the banking and insurance space
Charles Abuede The mood in the market was mildly negative on Wednesday, underpinned by sell pressures in the banking space. Retreating from Tuesday’s gains, the local bourse finished the day slightly lower, indicating a 0.04 per cent drop in the NSE-ASI to 38,706.13 points following sell-offs across GUARANTY (-1.8%), FBNH (-1.4%), and MANSARD (-5.1%). Accordingly, […]
Investors lose N45.3bn as market opens in red with price depreciation from GTBank, Nigerian Breweries
Charles Abuede The equities market remains depressed in the first trading sessions of the week as selloffs across top counters persist due to price depreciation in GTBank (-2.6%), Nigerian Breweries (-5.3%) and International Breweries (-3.8%) which dragged down the benchmark index by 0.22 per cent to 38,561.84 points. Consequently, the market year to date loss […]
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 […]
Investors Gain N75.91bn as NSEASI Inches Up by 0.36% Amid Improved Market Turnover
Tuesday January 12 , 202 1 / 0 3 : 36 PM / Proshare MARKETS / Header Image Credit: Proshare Markets Proshare Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. Equities market closed today on a positive note, as NSEASI appreciated by +0.36% to close at 40,295.95 basis points as against +0.08% appreciation recorded previously. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently […]