By Dipo Olowookere The first trading session of the new week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited ended on a negative note after a 0.16 per cent loss on Monday. The lowering of the NGX index was majorly due to price depreciation in Okomu Oil, Oando, GTCO, MTN Nigeria, FBN Holdings and […]
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Equities reopen bearish as 23 stocks lead NGX N41 billion loss
Following price losses in many blue-chip stocks, especially Okomu oil and NEM Assurance, the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) reopened on a downturn yesterday, market capitalisation declined by N41 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index declined by 76.53 per cent, representing a decrease of 0.16 per cent, to close at 47,203.39 points. Similarly, […]
RT Briscoe Impresses Shareholders With 40% Weekly Rise
By Dipo Olowookere The shares of RT Briscoe increased by 40.00 per cent on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week, closing at 28 kobo per unit, giving shareholders of the company something to smile about. It led 42 equities on the gainers’ chart in the five-day trading week, lower than the […]
Dangote Cement leads losers as stocks shed N391.32bn
Nigerian stocks saw their combined market value fall by N391.32bn at the end of trading on Thursday as Dangote Cement Plc and 14 others recorded price losses. The NGX All-Share Index dropped by 1.77 per cent to close at 41,685.22 basis points, while the market capitalisation slumped by N391.32bn to N21.75tn. The market activities on […]
Gain in Dangote Cement Shares Positively Impact NGX Index by 0.20%
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited appreciated by 0.20 per cent on Friday, driven gain in Dangote Cement shares and others during the session. The All-Share Index (ASI) increased yesterday by 83.08 points to 42,353.31 points from 42,270.23 points, while the market capitalisation rose by N50 billion to N22.107 trillion from N22.057 trillion. […]
Investors Limit Exposure to Stocks as Christmas Approaches
By Dipo Olowookere Investors in the nation’s equity market are beginning to limit their exposure to stocks as their festive period draws closer. Last week, a total of 1.3 billion shares worth N15.3 billion exchanged hands in 18,292 deals in contrast to the 2.6 billion shares worth N26.9 billion transacted in 20,848 deals a week […]
Stock market gains N10bn as 28 firms rise
Equity investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, formerly Nigerian Stock Exchange, gained N9.59bn at the end of trading on Friday with 28 companies recording growth in their share prices. The NGX All-Share Index and market capitalisation appreciated by 0.05 per cent to close the week at 38,962.28 basis points and N20.30tn respectively from 38,943.87bps and […]
NGX: Capitalisation drops further by N6bn
Negative sentiments continued on the nation’s bourse on Wednesday with the market capitlisation dropping further by N6 billion following sell pressure of some blue chips. Speficially, the market capitalisation lost N6 billion or 0.03 per cent to close at N20.210 trillion compared with N20.216 trillion achieved on Tuesday. In the same vein, the All-Share Index […]
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 […]