Nigeria bourse climbs to N19.6trn as DangCem, Wapco, Oando help bring N333.8bn home to investors

By Charles Abuede Naira gains N3 at start of Christmas week T-bills close negative, FGN bonds positive The Nigerian equities market continued its positive run with an advance of 174 basis points as the week opened Monday on the back of a similar positive close last week. It represented 1.74 percent growth as the index […]

GTBank, UBA, WAPCO halt bullish trend at Africa’s best-performing stock market

GTBank, UBA, WAPCO halt bullish trend at Africa’s best-performing stock market

Nigerian stocks ended the last trading session on a near stalemate. The All Share index dropped slightly by -0.01% to close at 38,800.01 index points as against the +2.40% gain seen on Wednesday. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at +44.55%. Nigerian Stock Exchange capitalization stood at N20.279 trillion. Nigerian bourse trading turnover plunged significantly […]

Nigeria stock market gains N334bn on Dangote Cement share buyback

Nigeria stock market gains N334bn on Dangote Cement share buyback

Stock Market The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained N334 billion on Monday due to buying interest in Dangote Cement and 22 other stocks. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N334 billion or 1.74 per cent to close at N19.570 trillion compared with N19.236 trillion achieved on Friday. Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 36,804.75 […]

MTN Nigeria, Dangote, Oando up, Nigerian Stock Exchange gains 37% in 365 days

MTN Nigeria, Dangote, Oando up, Nigerian Stock Exchange gains 37% in 365 days

Nigerian Stock Exchange closed Friday’s trading session on a bullish note. The All Share Index gained by +1.56% to close at 36,804.75 index points as against +2.10% appreciation recorded on Thursday. Nigerian Stock Exchange capitalization now stands at N19.24 Trillion. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at +37.12%. Nigerian bourse trading turnover at the last […]

Nigerian Stock Exchange Maintains Positive Momentum; ASI Up By 1.10%

Nigerian Stock Exchange Maintains Positive Momentum; ASI Up By 1.10%

The local bourse today continued its upward trend as the benchmark All Share Index recorded a 1.10% appreciation to close at 35,225.22 index points. Investors also gained N200.77 billion at close of trading. Consequently, market capitalization and year to date return settled at N17.78 trillion and 30.91% respectively. A total volume of 264.2million units of […]

Nigeria: Oando Gives Reason for Failure to Submit Q3 2020 Results

Nigeria: Oando Gives Reason for Failure to Submit Q3 2020 Results

"Oando PLC apologizes for any inconveniences caused," the company said. Nigerian energy firm, Oando Plc, says its failure to submit the third quarter 2020 financial results was caused by the indefinite suspension of the company’s Annual General Meeting. The company said this in a disclosure notice sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. The disclosure, […]

MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank, Guinness, WAPCO tumble, investors lose N232 billion

MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank, Guinness, WAPCO tumble, investors lose N232 billion

The Nigerian bourse ended the fourth trading session on a negative note. Consequently, the All-Share Index plunged by 1.27% to close at 34,577.26 points as against 35.021.26 recorded the previous trading session, while the market capitalization of equities dropped to N18.072trillion as market sentiment thread in the negative territory. A total volume of 553.9 million […]