Friday, April o8, 2022 / 10:53 AM / United Capital Research / Header Image Credit: iStock Proshare Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. Anglophone West Africa Nigeria According to the CBN data, Nigeria’s import bill has increased from N8.73tn to N20.85tn, recording a 129.1% increase between 2016 and 2021. The CBN notably added that the rise in the […]
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Despite Economic Headwinds, Dangote Cement, MTN, 6 Others’ Dividend Up 29% to N827.05bn
MTN AND Dangote Cement Kayode Tokede Despite economic challenges, investors’ in the Nigerian capital market has continued to enjoy mouthwatering return on investment as most highly capitalised declares improved dividends. For instance, Dangote Cement Plc, MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank Plc, among five other companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) have proposed a total […]
Nigerian stocks extend slide amid depressing volume
Nigerian stocks fell for the second day on Tuesday, with the main equity index contracting by 0.11 per cent and sell-off of some big bank stocks leading the market deeper into the negative territory. Access Holdings, which completed a changeover to a holding company on Monday, Zenith Bank and International Breweries led the pullback, which […]
Snapshot on the African Economy as @ 040322
Friday, March 11, 2022 / 9:38 PM / United Capital Research / Header Image Credit: Getty Anglophone West Africa Nigeria According to recently released CBN’s capital importation data, breakdown shows a drop in Nigeria’s Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPI) to $3.4bn from $5.2bn the previous year. It represents two consecutive years of FPI decline, having dipped […]
Top performing stockbroking firms on NGX in February 2022
EFG Hermes Nigeria, Cordros Securities, and Rencap Securities led the list of top-performing stockbroking firms in February 2022, jointly trading in stocks worth N45.6 billion in the month under review. This is contained in the broker performance report released by the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) for the month of February 2022. According to the report, […]
Nigerian stocks rally on renewed interest in consumer goods shares
Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) Nigerian stocks rebounded on Wednesday as the benchmark index climbed by 0.28 per cent, its first time since 28th February, supported by investors’ interest in consumer goods equities and a few bank shares. FBN Holdings led the march, supported by Nestle, Nigerian Breweries, United Capital and Presco. Of the five sector […]
Why these stocks should be on your watchlist
The Nigerian equity market has continued its bullish start to the year as it posted gains in February, despite global macro-economic worries. The All-Share Index (ASI) in the month of February has gained 1.65% for the month starting at 46,624.67 basis points to ending at 47,394.53 basis points. The market capitalization also grew in similar […]
Losses in BUA Foods, 20 others dip capitalisation by N79 billion
The Nigerian equities market sustained a sliding profile at yesterday’s transactions, occasioned by losses in the shares of BUA Foods and 20 others, causing market capitalisation to dip further by N79 billion. Yesterday, the All-Share Index declined by 146.15 per cent, representing a decrease of 0.31 per cent, to close at 47,057.24 points. Similarly, the […]
NGX gains N226 billion in last January trading
Nigerian Exchange [Photo Creadit: Business Live Nigeria] The nation’s bourse opened the week on Monday upbeat to close its last trading day in January with a gain of N226 billion driven by high demand for shares of MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN). Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened the week at N24.898 trillion inched higher by […]
Stock Market Down N79bn on Profit-taking in BUA Food, Others
Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday sustained the down trend of prior day as profit-taking witnessed in BUA Foods Plc and 20 others caused a N79billion decline in the market capitalisation. The overall market capitalisation value lost N79 billion to close at N25.357 trillion, while the NGX All-Share Index […]