Stock Market Decline by N82.83bn on Profit-taking in Dangote Cement, 17 others

Stock Market Decline by N82.83bn on Profit-taking in Dangote Cement, 17 others

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) […]

Stock Market Capitalisation Closes At N20.027trn

Stock Market Capitalisation Closes At N20.027trn

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 […]

Investors earn N147b as interest in dividend-paying stocks persists

Investors earn N147b as interest in dividend-paying stocks persists

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 […]

Renewed bargain hunting lifts NGX capitalisation by N8 billion

Renewed bargain hunting lifts NGX capitalisation by N8 billion

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 […]