Banking, oil indices lift Nigeria bourse with investors gaining N65.7bn

Banking, oil indices lift Nigeria bourse with investors gaining N65.7bn

By Charles Abuede Persistent buying sentiment aided the positive performance witnessed in Thursday’s session at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, particularly in the oil & gas and banking sectors. At the close of trading, the domestic equities market sustained the previous day’s gain, rising 31 basis points to settle at 40,490.85 points. The positive performance was […]

Nigeria stock market dips N38bn amid blue chips loss

Nigeria stock market dips N38bn amid blue chips loss

Specifically, the market capitalisation shed N38 billion or 0.21 per cent to close at N18.327 trillion from N18.365 trillion achieved on Friday. Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 35,137.99 lost 73.63 points to close at 35,064.36. Consequently, month-to-date and year-to-date gains moderated to 0.1 per cent and 30.6 per cent, respectively. The downtrend was […]

Trading reverses on NSE, closes for Christmas with N2bn loss

Trading reverses on NSE, closes for Christmas with N2bn loss

Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N20.281 trillion lost two billion naira to close at N20.279 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index shed 3.73 points or 0.01 per cent to close at 38,800.01 from 38,803.74 recorded on Wednesday. The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Lafarge […]

NSE index up 1.03%, as Eterna, Int Breweries, BUA Cement led gainers’ chart

NSE index up 1.03%, as Eterna, Int Breweries, BUA Cement led gainers’ chart

WorldStage Newsonline– Nigerian Stock Exchange extended bullish posture on Wednesday with the market capitalisation increasing further by N214 billion on sustained bargain hunting of blue chips. Specifically. the market capitalisation which opened at N20.446 trillion rose by N214 billion to close at N20.660 trillion supported by interestes in BUA Cement. Also, the All-Share Index appreciated […]

Nigerian equities lose N470b amid profit-taking

Taofik Salako, Deputy Group Business Editor AFTER eight consecutive weeks of sustained price appreciation, Nigerian equities were at the weekend overwhelmed by profit-taking transactions as investors sought to monetise price gains that had seen several equities reaching new highs in recent weeks. Benchmark indices for Nigerian equities at the weekend indicated a net loss of […]

Bulls led Thursday trading as gains in Airtel, Dangote Cement, Zenith Bank raised market cap to N18.94trn

By Charles Abuede The Nigerian bourse was fired up on all cylinders on Thursday and it helped the market to sustain its bullish momentum in the face of falling oil prices across the market spectrum; with institutional investors increasing their capital inflows to Nigerian stocks on the prevailing low returns seen in the debt market. […]

Moody's Takes Ratings Actions on 32 Banks in Africa Following Update to Country Ceilings Methodology

Moody’s Takes Ratings Actions on 32 Banks in Africa Following Update to Country Ceilings Methodology

Monday, December 14, 2020 /12:17 PM /by Moody’s Investors Service / Header Image Credit: Tire Business Proshare Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. Moody’s Investors Service ("Moody’s") has taken various ratings actions on some ratings of 32 banks across 10 African countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. The rating […]

Profit-taking persists as investors wealth plunge further by N278b

Profit-taking persists as investors wealth plunge further by N278b

Transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), continued southward for the third successive sessions, as investors wealth plunged by N278 billion The All-Share Index (ASI) lost 531.25 absolute points or 1.53 per cent to close at 34,242.83 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation value also shed N278 billion to close at […]