Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom [PHOTO CREDIT: @GovSamuelOrtom] The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the unfreezing of bank accounts belonging to the Benue State government. Inyang Ekwo, the judge, made the order removing restrictions on all accounts belonging to the state government except the one domiciled in Zenith bank. The order was […]
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Renewed profit-taking drags stock market indices by N20bn
Following renewed profit taking activity, the equities market halted five days gaining streak to close on a downturn yesterday, causing market capitalisation to plunge by N20 billion. Specifically, at the close of trading yesterday, the NGX All-Share Index depreciated by 37.83 basis points to 43859.30 points from 43897.13 points reported the previous day. Similarly, market […]
Market capitalisation rises by N404 billion as bulls make rebound
The bulls regained dominance on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), as many blue-chip companies recorded price appreciation, causing market capitalisation to surge by N404 billion. Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Specifically, at the close of transactions yesterday, the market capitalisation of listed equities increased by 1.71 per cent to N24.034 trillion from […]
Profit-taking in Nestle, NB, 24 Others Down Stock Market By N20bn
Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday halted its previous five consecutive day positive outing to close on a negative note for the first time in the year as the All-Share Index declined by 0.09 per cent. The NGX All-Share Index declined by 37.83 per cent or 0.09 per cent, […]
Airtel, Oando, Others Influence ₦243 billion Gain At Nigerian Stock Market
The Nigerian stock market ended on the right note on Wednesday as the likes of Airtel, Oando and several others gained two hundred and forty-three billion Naira before the end of the day. The stoke market on Wednesday saw all the share index increase by 1.05 per cent to close at 43,476.75 from 43,026.23 posted […]
Nigerian Stocks Suffer First Loss in 2022, Down 0.09%
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited turned red on Tuesday following activities of profit-takers, which weakened the local bourse by 0.09 per cent at the close of business. It was the first loss Nigerian stocks were witnessing in 2022 as the five previous trading sessions have all ended in the positive territory. What […]
Airtel Africa, Oando others lead NGX N450 billion gain
Following gains recorded by many blue-chip companies, especially Airtel Africa and Oando, the equities market sustained a rising profile yesterday, as market capitalisation appreciated further by N450 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI), which measures the performance of quoted companies, rose by 450.52 points or 1.0 per cent to 43,476.75 […]
Stanbic, Standard Chartered, Citi Lead As Banks Foreign Inflow Surge To $38.2bn
A report by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown how banks foreign inflow rapidly increased within the period of three years The report presented capital importation recorded within the years from banks to $38.18bn. Naija News understands from the report that the likes of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, and Citibank Nigeria […]
Nigerian stocks post first 2022 loss as investors dump consumer goods’ shares
Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigerian stocks depreciated by 0.09 per cent on Tuesday in their worst show since year start as investors dumped food and beverages stocks led by Nestle and Nigerian Breweries, and partial profit-booking weighed. Drop in the share prices of NGX Group and UBA strengthened the loss, with the underwhelming […]
Nigerian Exchange Grows 1.26% to Opens Week Positive
By Dipo Olowookere The first trading session of the week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited finished on a positive note as it closed 1.26 per cent higher. The growth was influenced by buying interests in shares in the industrial goods sector, especially Dangote Cement and others. Consequently, the All-Share Index (ASI) […]