Darasimi Adebisi Transactions on the Nigerian equities market yesterday closed the first trading session of the week on a negative note with a decline of N82.83billion as profit-taking dominated all the major sectors. The overall market capitalisation dropped to N20.490 trillion from N20.57trillion it opened for trading, while Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) […]
Following gains by some blue-chip stocks, the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited sustained an uptrend trend yesterday, pushing the market capitalisation to close at N20.027 trillion. The All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 198.03 absolute points, representing an increase of 0.52 per cent to close at 38,418.04 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation value gained N104 billion […]
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The increasing appetite for interim dividend-paying stocks has continued to propel transactions across all sectors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), as investors’ wealth soared by N147 billion in three trading days. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which stood at N19.923 trillion when the market reopened for trading on Monday, rose by […]
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) halted three consecutive days of trading losses as renewed bargain hunting in most blue-chip stocks lifted market capitalisation by N8 billion. At the close of transactions yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased by 15.31 absolute points, representing a growth of 0.04 per cent to close at […]
Pulse Nigeria Specifically, the All-Share Index declined by 221.98 points or 0.57 per cent to close at 39,045.13, compared with 39,267.11 posted on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation dropped by N116 billion, closing at N20.428 trillion, from N20.544 trillion. The market loss was driven by price depreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which […]
Our Reporter Kogi State Government has restructured its sub-national bonds to extend the maturity date of the two bonds by three years. The government restructured its Kogi State N5 billion Series I 15 per cent Fixed Rate Bond and N3 billion Series II 17 per cent Fixed Rate Bond under the state’s N20 billion debt […]
UACN Property Development Company Plc is seeking the approval of its shareholders to enter into loan agreement with its majority shareholders, Custodian Investment Plc and UAC of Nigeria Plc to discharge its outstanding debt obligations. UPDC, which used to be a subsidiary of UAC of Nigeria Plc became a subsidiary of Custodian Investment Plc when […]
UAC of Nigeria Plc (UAC) has announced its audited results for the year ended December 31, 2020, showing a profit of N3.927 billion as against a loss of N9.256 billion in 2019. The top-line showed a revenue of N81.357 billion, up by three per cent to N79.202 billion in 2019. Profit before tax stood at […]
Nigeria’s oldest surviving company and largest conglomerate, UAC of Nigeria (UACN) Plc is willing to acquire more companies as part of organic and inorganic growth strategies aimed at accelerating the growth of the widely diversified group. Group Managing Director, UAC of Nigeria (UACN) Fola Aiyesimoju said the conglomerate will explore acquisitions to hasten its growth […]
The bears returned to the local bourse yesterday pulling, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) down by 0.19 per cent to close at 40,494.35. The market had opened for the week on positive note after two weeks of decline, raising hopes that the bargain hunting could be sustained. However, sell-offs in Stanbic IBTC […]
The value of investments can go down in value as well as up, so you could get back less than you invest. Past performance does not necessarily indicate a financial product’s future performance. This website aims to provide information to help you make your own informed decisions. Our publications, ratings and analysis should be viewed as an additional investment resource, not as your sole source of information. This website does not provide personal advice based on your circumstances. To obtain advice tailored to your situation, please contact a professional financial adviser.