Feyisayo Popoola The Nigerian stock market witnessed a rebound on Wednesday as 24 stocks led by Livestock Feeds Plc recorded price appreciation. The market capitalisation of equities listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange increased from N10.952tn on Tuesday to N10.965tn on Wednesday. The All-Share Index gained 0.12 per cent to settle at 29,202.54 basis points […]
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Sterling Bank Plc hits the top traded again
The Nigerian Stock Exchange ended Thursday’s trading session this week, in negative territory. The All Share Index closed at 29.553.12 basis points, down 0.39%. Year to date, the index is down 5.97%. Top Gainers and Losers Chams Plc was the best performing stock today. The stock gained 10% to close at N0.22. Forte Oil Plc […]
Bears maintain hold on stocks as NSE ASI dips 0.39%
The bearish performance at the equities market continued into the fourth consecutive trading session, Thursday. The negative performance for the day were specifically spurred by losses in Dangote Cement which fell 0.5 percent, Eco Transnational Incorporated (ETI) which declined 3.3 percent and Access Bank which depreciated by 4.3 percent. As a result, the benchmark index […]
Forte Oil, Betaglass Lead NSE’s N114bn Losses
Forte Oil, Betaglass Lead NSE’s N114bn Losses The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended its losing streak to the second trading session of the week and month of April, occasioned by sustained losses in highly capitalised stocks, especially Betaglass and Forte oil. The losses resulted to a further decline in market capitalisation by N114 billion. Yesterday, […]
Sell-off persists on NSE, as index plummets further by 0.7%
[FILES] Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) By The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday plunged further by 0.7 per cent, extending bearish run to a third consecutive session amid sustained sell-off. The All-Share Index (ASI) yesterday, dipped by 209.41 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.67 per cent, to close at 30,829.45 points. Similarly, market capitalisation shed […]
Forte Oil leads gainers as stock market sheds N43bn
nigeria stock exchange Forte Oil Thursday led gainers during the day, appreciating by N2.45 kobo to close at N27.40 kobo, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc followed with a gain of N0.28 kobo to close at N3.85 kobo, Oando Plc appreciated by N0.15 kobo to close at N4.95 kobo, Zenith Bank Plc increased by N0.10 kobo to close […]
Nigeria: 6 Banks Dominate Losers’ Chart On NSE
Eighteen stocks, including six financial institutions-Unity Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank, First City Monument Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Wema Bank Plc dominated losers’ chart at yesterday’s trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Other equities on the losers’ chart were Transcorp Plc, Cadbury Plc, May and Baker Plc, […]
Sterling Bank Joins NSE-30 Index as Ecobank Exits NSE Pension Index
By Dipo Olowookere Authorities of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have announced the review of composition of its market indices, with some publicly quoted companies exiting and joining various indexes. In a statement, the stock exchange management said the NSE-30, and its eight sectoral indices; NSE Consumer Goods, NSE Banking, NSE Insurance, NSE Industrial, NSE […]
FCMB Plc takes one step ahead
FCMB Plc has taken steps to widen its non-banking operations, and they are slowly beginning to yield returns. FCMB is Nairametrics stock pick for the week. About the company FCMB was established in 1982, as a merchant bank, but began operations in August 1983. The bank was given a universal banking licence in 2000 and […]
Sterling bank: Itching to shelve its low dividend status
By JEROME USHAKANG Sterling Bank Plc, is desirous to shelve its low profile image as the only commercial bank in Nigeria that has paid two kobo dividend per share to its shareholders in recent times. The bank which used to lag behind its peers in the banking industry seems to have woken up as it […]