Nigerian stocks retreated by 1.37 per cent on Friday, obliterating the feeble gain recorded at the session before as a number of big-cap stocks like MTN, Dangote Cement and BUA Cement took a hit from profit-taking efforts. The industrial goods index was the worst hit of the five sectorial indices, dipping by 4.40 per cent […]
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ALERT: 8.56% of UNITYBNK’s Outstanding Shares Traded on NSE Today
Proshare Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. At the close of trading today, a total volume of 1.00bn units of shares of Unity Bank Plc valued at N700.69mln were traded. This represents 68.17% of the total market volumes of 1.47bn while the value of UNITYBNK shares traded represents 11.97% of the total market value traded which was put […]
NSE: Increasing profit-taking in bank stocks drive N67bn retreat
The Nigerian shed N67.178 billion or 0.33 per cent Thursday, following investors’ efforts to recoup gain yielded by bank shares in a rout that worsened the current bear run in the market. The pressure to sell weighed more on GTB, Zenith and Stanbic IBTC than other stocks on the bourse, dragging the banking index down […]
Nigerian stocks drift higher on bank gains but weak volume casts gloom
Nigerian sto stocks cks rose for the third straight day Friday, appreciating 0.17 per cent in the longest gaining streak last seen in more than a month as bank stocks again drove advance. The climb rested on buy pressure on the shares of Africa’s biggest wireless service provider MTNN and lenders GTB and Zenith. But […]
Nigeria: All-Share Index Rises 0.33% As Market Opens On Positive Note
The stock market opened the week on positive note yesterday, raising hopes of recovery after two weeks of decline. The market had depreciated last week by 3.04 per cent following profit-taking and return of investors to fixed income market. However, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.33 per cent to close […]
All-Share Index Rises 0.33% as Market Opens on Positive Note
The stock market opened the week on positive note yesterday, raising hopes of recovery after two weeks of decline. The market had depreciated last week by 3.04 per cent following profit-taking and return of investors to fixed income market. However, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.33 per cent to close […]
Court orders attachment of firm’s funds over N464 million alleged debt
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the interim attachment of all monies belonging to Forte Oil Plc and Veritas Registrars Limited in 21 banks in Nigeria over alleged N464 million debt. The court also ordered the banks to jointly or severally appear before it to show cause why they shall […]
Digital banking to the rescue
Nine years after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rolled out the cashless banking scheme, many people have come to realise its gains, writes COLLINS NWEZE . As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic rages, bank customers are also thinking of their health safety while carrying out their transactions. That is where cashless banking comes to mind. […]
Investors Gain N199bn as Market Sustains Positive Momentum
Goddy Egene The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) rose further by 1.10 per cent to close at 34,225.22 as the market sustained its positive momentum yesterday. The market capitalisation gained N199.5 billion to close at N18.4 trillion. The bulls had returned to the market on Monday with a gain of 1.73 per cent […]
Stock market looking bullish as capitalisation rises by N200bn
Following bargain hunting in most blue-chip stocks, the Nigerian equities market extended its gain yesterday, with capitalisation gaining N200 billion. The All-Share Index (ASI) gained 381.78 absolute points, representing a gain of 1.10 per cent to close at 35,225.22 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation value also appreciated by N200 billion to close at N18.411 […]