H1 results fail to lift Nigeria’s equities market as NSEASI records 4th consecutive negative trade, YTD return worsened to -5.1%

H1 results fail to lift Nigeria’s equities market as NSEASI records 4th consecutive negative trade, YTD return worsened to -5.1%

Half-year earnings releases by listed companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange have failed to impress investors, as the local bourse, Wednesday, recorded bearish sentiments for the fourth consecutive trading session. A review of equities trading activities showed the benchmark index, the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (NSEASI), shedding 0.09 percent to settle at 36,299.82 […]

Equity market sustains downward trend, dropping N13bn

Equity market sustains downward trend, dropping N13bn

nigeria stock exchange The nation’s equity market has sustained negative trend as anxiety in the political environment continues to mount pressure business activities ahead of 2019 election. Specifically, Market Capitalisation of listed equities depreciated by N13 billion or 0.09 per cent to N13.249 trillion from N13.261 trillion reported the previous day. The NSE All Share […]

Dangote Cement, GTB, others lead stock market’s N198b gain

Dangote Cement, GTB, others lead stock market’s N198b gain

• Investors enjoined to trade cautiously in near term Following price gains recorded by major highly capitalised stocks, especially Dangote Cement, and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), transactions on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), reopened in an upbeat after the two days holiday to mark the Eid-el Kabir celebration yesterday.Market capitalisation rose […]

NSE: Trading resumes after Eid-El-Kabir celebration with 1.57% growth

NSE: Trading resumes after Eid-El-Kabir celebration with 1.57% growth

Nigerian Stock Exchange Trading floor [Photo: blogs.cfr.org] Transactions reopened on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday after the two-day public holiday to mark Eid-El-Kabir celebration with a growth of 1.57 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index which opened at 34,663.48 rose by 542.68 points or 1.57 per cent to close at 35,206.16 compared with […]