Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigerian stocks posted loss for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, declining 0.51 per cent as sell-offs in bellwether stocks including Seplat, MTNN, GTCO and Zenith triggered the pullback. All the five sector indexes tracked by the bourse contracted, with the oil and gas index taking the […]
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 traders in a stock market Nigerian stocks returned to gain on Wednesday as the benchmark index jumped rose per cent even though that was too paltry in obliterating the loss of the session before. GTCO, Nigeria’s biggest lender by market value, steered the climb alongside beer-maker Nigerian Breweries, with support from FBN Holdings and […]
Despite price gains that outweighed losses, transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed on a downward note yesterday, as the All-Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the ASI declined by 4.99 absolute points, representing a decrease of 0.01 per cent, to close at 43,255.14 points. However, the […]
Two years after listing shares on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, yesterday, announced the Group’s plans to sell up to 575 million shares by way of a book build to institutional investors and fixed price to retail investors. According to the company, the offer is expected to open in November 2021, […]
Authorities at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited have lifted suspension on trading in shares of Chellarams Plc after the conglomerate complied with extant corporate governance rules by submitting its financial statements. Chellarams, which is listed on the growth board of the NGX, was suspended in September 2021 after it failed to meet the required corporate […]
NGX Insurance Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) appreciated marginally by N596.41 million amid the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) retaining all policy parameters in order to further boost the nation’s economic growth. The MPC members unanimously voted yesterday to retain Monetary Policy Rate […]
Darasimi Adebisi The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) appreciated by N165billion in its Wee-on-Week performance as investors renewed interest in Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group, Nigerian Breweries Plc, BUA Cement Plc, Total Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC holdings Plc. The stock market witnessed four days of trading activities as the Federal Government declared […]
Insurance Companies in Nigeria and Africa have acquired capacity to underwrite agribusiness towards the support for food security in the continent following a partnership deal between Africa Reinsurance Corporation and IFC, a member of World Bank Group, DMD/COO Africa Re, Ken Aghoghovbia has said. In a statement, he added, "In order to address the challenges […]
Nigerian stocks saw further slide on Monday, shedding 0.19 per cent as traders continued to make profit-taking efforts, heaping more pressure on equities that fell by more than half a trillion in the week that just went by. Sell-offs in the shares Airtel Africa, Zenith and FBN Holdings weighed most on performance. Market breadth, which […]
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