Stock market opens September with N4b losses

Stock market opens September with N4b losses

Nigerian Stock Exchange Equity transactions on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), reopened September trading on a downward note yesterday, as most highly capitalised stocks recorded price depreciation, causing market capitalisation to plunge by N4 billion. Yesterday, the All-Share Index (NSE-ASI) declined by 10.95 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.03 per cent […]

Equity market depreciates 0.77% on banks’ stocks slump

Equity market depreciates 0.77% on banks’ stocks slump

Nigerian Stock Exchange Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) huge fines on four deposit money banks over alleged illegal fund repatriation on behalf of MTN Nigeria weighed heavily on the local bourse yesterday, causing the All-share index to slide by 0.77 per cent. The Nigerian Stock Exchange-All Share Index (NSE-ASI) decreased by 272.27 absolute points, representing […]

NSE: Trading Resumes After Eid-El-Kabir Celebration With 1.57% Growth

NSE: Trading Resumes After Eid-El-Kabir Celebration With 1.57% Growth

Transactions reopened on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday after the two-day public holiday to mark Eid-El-Kabir celebration with a growth of 1.57 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index which opened at 34,663.48 rose by 542.68 points or 1.57 per cent to close at 35,206.16 compared with 34,663.48 achieved on Monday. Similarly, the market […]

Finance Tony Elumelu's pan-African bank, UBA, recorded N43.8 billion profit in 6 months

Finance Tony Elumelu’s pan-African bank, UBA, recorded N43.8 billion profit in 6 months

L-R: Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka; Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu; and Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Victor Osadolor, at the 55th Annual General Meeting of UBA Plc, held in Lagos (investadvocate) United Bank for Africa Plc has posted a profit of N43.8 billion, representing a 3.4% growth compared to N42.3 billion achieved […]

NSE-ASI Falls By 0.44% On Industrial, Consumer Goods Stocks

The Nigerian stocks market fell by 0.44 per cent amid renewed profit taking activity in Industrial and Consumer Goods stocks, reversing previous day’s positive sentiment. The Nigerian Stock Exchange-All Share Index (NSE-ASI) shed 157.27 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.44 per cent to close at 35,358.94 points. Also, the market capitalisation declined by N57 […]

Profit taking drags stock market indices by N57b

Profit taking drags stock market indices by N57b

Nigerian Stock Exchange Hopes for a bulls’ run dimmed yesterday, following renewed profit-taking by investors at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), as the bears took centre stage again on equity transactions, reversing the Tuesday’s positive sentiment, as market capitalisation depreciated by N57billion. Specifically, at the close of transactions yesterday, the All Share Index (NSE-ASI) shed […]

NSE: Bulls return as equity market appreciates by N75bn

NSE: Bulls return as equity market appreciates by N75bn

nigeria stock exchange Trading activities on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange yesterday returned to bullish trend, gainig N75 billion. Specifically, market capitalisation of listed equities increased by 0.58 per cent to N12.966 trillion from N12.891 trillion reported on Monday. Also, the NSE All Share Index rose by 204.85 basis points to 35516.21 points from […]