The total volume of trades declined by 6.19 per cent [Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye] Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 150.13 points or 0.39 per cent to close 38,766.61 compared with 38,916.74 achieved on Thursday. RECOMMENDED ARTICLES Also, the market capitalisation lost N78 billion to close at N20.283 trillion from N20.361 trillion achieved on Thursday. The market loss […]
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NSE: Increasing profit-taking in bank stocks drive N67bn retreat
The Nigerian shed N67.178 billion or 0.33 per cent Thursday, following investors’ efforts to recoup gain yielded by bank shares in a rout that worsened the current bear run in the market. The pressure to sell weighed more on GTB, Zenith and Stanbic IBTC than other stocks on the bourse, dragging the banking index down […]
Equities trading closes negative as investors lose N78bn
Equities trading begins the week on a bearish trend as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index dipped by 0.39 per cent in the session to close at 38,766.61 basis points on Tuesday. After the Easter break, the local bourse went southward to peg the market capitalisation at N20.283 trillion as investors shed N78 billion from […]
Nigerian stocks retreat for fourth day as funds chase securities promising higher yields
Nigerian stocks slipped for fourth straight trading day Tuesday by 0.39 per cent, in a rout led by blue-chip bank stocks as there were no hints yet as to when the gloomy climate over a market that lost N624 billion in the year to March would end. Yields in the fixed income market are healing […]
NSE: Market Resumes From Easter Holidays With N78bn Loss
Nigerian Stock Exchange NSE: Market Resumes From Easter Holidays With N78bn Loss The Nigerian stock market resumed after the Easter public holidays on Tuesday with a loss of 0.39 per cent due to persistent bearish trend, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 150.13 points or 0.39 per cent to close […]
Bargain-hunting lift capitalisation by N45 billion
NSE trading floor. PHOTO: FEMI ADEBESIN-KUTI Although price gains outweighed losses, transactions on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was upbeat yesterday, occasioned by bargain-hunting in some high capital stocks, as market capitalisation appreciated by N45 billion. The All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 86.97 absolute points or 0.21 per cent increase to […]
Dangote Cement, Airtel Africa lift trading by 0.21%
The market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks [Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye] Reuters Activities on the nation’s bourse resumed the week on Monday on a positive note following investors’ interests in Dangote Cement and Airtel Africa. Specifically, the All-Share Index inched higher by 86.97 points or 0.21 per cent to close […]
Stock investors gain N60bn as Seplat, 30 others rise
’Femi Asu Investors in the nation’s stock market gained N60bn on Monday as Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc and 30 other firms recorded price appreciation. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index rose by 0.33 per cent to close at 40,571.67 basis points on Monday from 40,439.85bps on Friday. The market capitalisation of listed equities increased […]
Nigeria: All-Share Index Rises 0.33% As Market Opens On Positive Note
The stock market opened the week on positive note yesterday, raising hopes of recovery after two weeks of decline. The market had depreciated last week by 3.04 per cent following profit-taking and return of investors to fixed income market. However, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.33 per cent to close […]
Nigerian stocks post second gain in two weeks
The Nigerian bourse bounced back on Monday, recording its second positive trading session for February as stocks rose 0.33 per cent on the back of gains by Seplat, Japaul Gold, Mutual Benefits, AIICO and Multiverse. A positive market breadth was recorded as 32 gainers emerged against 14 losers. The Oil and Gas Index came top […]