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 […]
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Consumer sector displaces financial industry, lifts turnover by 62%
For the first time in several months, the consumer goods industry outperformed the financial sector, dominating in volume terms at the end of last week’s transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), It led the activity chart with 1.255 billion shares valued at N51.9 billion in 2,581deals, thus contributing 61.9 per […]
Nigeria’s local stock market begins year 2022 on positive note, adds 2.7%
At the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), the dominance of the bulls ensured to kick off the first trading week of 2022 on a strong footing, as the benchmark index recorded gains in all trading sessions this week. Precisely, the All-Share Index advanced by 2.7 per week-on-week to close at 43,854.42 basis points. During the week […]
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, BUA, Others Influence ₦1.33trn Gain In First Trading Week At Stock Market
The Nigerian Stock Market ended on a positive note on Friday as the likes of Airtel Africa Plc, BUA Foods, Lafarge Africa Plc, and FBN Holdings Plc gained ₦1.33 trillion to end the first trading week. The stoke market last Friday saw all the share index increase by 2.7 percent to close at 43,854.42 basis […]
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 […]
DEAL: ThankUCash raises $5.3 million seed fund to build infrastructure for BNPL and launch remittance service
Nigeria’s leading multi-merchant rewards platform ThankUCash has raised $5.3 million in seed funding. The seed round was co-led by 500 Global and Unicorn Growth Capital with participation from Expert Dojo, Predictive VC, SaaS growth Ventures, Betatron Hong kong, Accelerex Holding, Andrew Dell (former CEO of HSBC), Craig Fenton (Director, Strategy & Operations At Google), among […]
NGX resumes year upbeat, ASI up by 0.73%
The Nigerian Stock Exchange building (image used for illustration) [Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye] Activities on the nation’s bourse kicked off the first trading session of the year on a positive note due to bargain hunting on BUA Cement. Specifically, the All-Share Index advanced by 309.79 points or 0.73 per cent to close at 43,026.23 against 42,716.44 recorded […]
Nigerian Stocks Close 2021 on High Note, Gain 2.16% on Last Day
By Dipo Olowookere The last trading session of 2021 on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited ended on a high note with a 2.16 per cent growth on Friday, December 31. The growth recorded by Nigerian stocks was triggered by bargain hunting in Nestle Nigeria, MTN Nigeria and a few other blue-chip equities on the trading […]
Nigerian stocks add N172 billion hit five-week peak
Nigerian stocks Nigerian stocks upped by 0.77 or N171.7 billion on Tuesday, an auspicious start for trade in the new year, even though there are still concerns around the chronically depressed levels of trade volume, which crumbled by more than half compared to that of Friday By the agency of gains recorded by BUA Cement […]