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) […]
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NGX sustains sliding profile as capitalisation dips further by N17bn
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) Despite price gains that outweighed losses, transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) sustained a sliding profile yesterday, causing market capitalisation to dip further by N17 billion. Yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) shed 32.57 absolute points, representing a decrease of 0.08 per cent to close at 38,873.85 […]
Nigeria’s Stock Exchange Remains in Bears’ Zone with 0.01% Loss
Nigeria’s Stock Exchange Remains in Bears’ Zone with 0.01% Loss By Dipo Olowookere It was another day in the bears’ territory for Nigeria’s stock exchange on Tuesday as it marginally depreciated by 0.01 per cent at the close of transactions. Mild profit-taking in Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Axa Mansard and 12 other equities contributed to […]
Stock Market Down by N11bn on Loses in Banking, Consumer Good Shares
Darasimi Adebisi Trading activities on the stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday closed on a negative note, dropping by N11 billion to take losses to the third consecutive day. The negative sentiment was driven by investors’ profit-taking sentiments in the banking and consumer goods indices on NGX. In summary, the NGX All-Share […]
Nigerian stocks deepen loss amid investors’ reluctance to hold bank shares
Floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange. Nigerian stocks encountered more strain on Wednesday as the benchmark index slowed 0.05 per cent to its lowest point in more than six weeks and trading activity remained subdued, stoking fears that the turning point needed for the market to reverse its negative year-to-date yield is not yet in […]
Nigeria: Profit-Taking Persist As Stock Market Commences Week On Negative Note
The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed on a negative note, to halt the two consecutive days of positive sentiment trading by investors at the close of business the previous week. At the close of trading yesterday, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 8.12 basis points, representing a drop of 0.02 per […]
Snapshot on the African Economy as @ 030921
Friday, September 03, 2021 / 1:55 PM / United Capital Research / Header Image Credit: Global Africa Anglophone West Africa Nigeria According to media reports quoting data from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), fuel subsidy payments between January to July printed at N757.0bn, implying an average monthly cost of N108.1bn. At this rate, the NNPC […]
Cutix, United Capital, Oando top stocks to watch this week
Still facing a bout of profit-taking, this time on a muted level, Nigerian stocks saw mixed fortunes of rising and falling in the week that just went by, with the benchmark index depreciating on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, while ascending on the remaining two weekdays. With the earnings season is already here, few corporations issued […]
NGX: Investors earn N42bn, as bulls resurface
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed trading on Friday with a growth of N42 billion due to renewed confidence. Speficially, the market capitalisation inched higher by N42 billion or 0.21 per cent to close at N19.771 trillion from N19.729 trillion recorded on Thursday. Also, the All-Share Index, which opened at 37,866.90 rose by 80.28 points or […]
Trading Value Falls as Investors Adopt Cautious Trading
Goddy Egene Both volume and value of trading at the stock market fell last week as investors continued with profit-taking and cautious approach while waiting for the release of half year corporate results. The volume of trading fell by 25 per cent from 1.348 billion shares worth N12.140 billion to 1.008 billion shares valued at […]