Profit-takingPersist as Stock Market Open Week on Negative Note

Profit-takingPersist as Stock Market Open Week on Negative Note

Darasimi Adebisi The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed transactions for the first day in the new week on a negative note. The price depreciation was due to investors’ profit-taking sentiments in all the major indices except the consumer goods and banking indices. Consequently, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) dropped by 6.16 basis […]

Market Capitalisation Up N2bn as Stock Market Ends Bearish Trend

Market Capitalisation Up N2bn as Stock Market Ends Bearish Trend

Darasimi Adebisi The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed trading activities in the green, to halt the six-days of consecutive bearish trend. The market upturn was due to investors’ renewed buying interest in the Financial and Industrial sectors, as capitalisation gained N2 billion. In summary, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 4.88 […]

Buying Interest in MTN Nigeria, 13 Others Lift Stock Market by N24.92bn

Buying Interest in MTN Nigeria, 13 Others Lift Stock Market by N24.92bn

Darasimi Adebisi The Nigeria equities market yesterday sustained prior day’s gains by N24.92 billion, due to buying interest in MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN) and 13 others. At the close of trade, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All Share Index (ASI) increased by 47.84 basis points, representing a growth of 0.12 per cent to close at […]

Buy-interest In GTCO, Oando, Others LiftStock Market by N11bn

Buy-interest In GTCO, Oando, Others LiftStock Market by N11bn

Darasimi Adebisi The equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday closed trading activities on a positive note, halting the three consecutive trading losses as investors’ investment went up by N11 billion. The positive performance was driven by investors’ buy-interest in Insurance, Oil & Gas, and Consumer Goods stocks listed on the NGX. Consequently, […]

NGX ends August bearish as capitalisation dips further by N56bn

NGX ends August bearish as capitalisation dips further by N56bn

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) sustained a sliding profile yesterday, to end trading for the month of August lower, as sell-pressure in highly capitalised stocks dragged market capitalisation further by N56 billion. Specifically, at the close of transactions yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) fell by 107.06 points or […]