Trading Commence on Positive Note as Airtel Africa, Total Nigeria, 25 Others Soar

Trading Commence on Positive Note as Airtel Africa, Total Nigeria, 25 Others Soar

NGX Insurance Darasimi Adebisi Transactions on the stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday commenced on a positive note as large and medium capitalised stocks appreciated. The market positive performance was driven by price appreciation in Airtel Africa Pl, Total Nigeria Plc, Unilever Nigeria Plc, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, and Guinness Nigeria Plc. […]

Nigeria: Trading Commence On Positive Note As Airtel Africa, Total Nigeria, 25 Others Soar

Nigeria: Trading Commence On Positive Note As Airtel Africa, Total Nigeria, 25 Others Soar

Darasimi Adebisi Transactions on the stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday commenced on a positive note as large and medium capitalised stocks appreciated. The market positive performance was driven by price appreciation in Airtel Africa Pl, Total Nigeria Plc, Unilever Nigeria Plc, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, and Guinness Nigeria Plc. The NGX […]

Nigeria: Stock Market Close Lower On Profit-Taking in Banks, Insurance Shares

Nigeria: Stock Market Close Lower On Profit-Taking in Banks, Insurance Shares

The Nigerian equities market commenced the week on a negative note yesterday following drive by investors to take profit in banking and insurance shares. Accordingly, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) dropped by 37.45 basis points, representing a decline of 0.10 per cent, to close at 38,906.42 basis points. Similarly, the market capitalization […]

Seplat, FTN Cocoa, others lead NSE N66b gain

Seplat, FTN Cocoa, others lead NSE N66b gain

Following gains recorded by most blue chip stocks, especially Seplat and FTN Cocoa, transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended gain to two consecutive sessions, causing market capitalisation to appreciate further by N66 billion At the close of transactions yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) gained 125.70 absolute points, representing a growth of 0.31 per […]

Equities open with N334b gain

Taofik Salako, Deputy Group Business Editor NIGERIAN equities continued on the upswing yesterday as considerable demand for major cement and oil and gas companies roused the market to net capital gain of N334 billion. Benchmark indices at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) indicated average return of 1.7 per cent yesterday, representing net capital gain of […]