Renewed profit-taking drags stock market indices by N20bn

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 […]

Consumer sector displaces financial industry, lifts turnover by 62%

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 […]

Airtel Africa, Oando others lead NGX N450 billion gain

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

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 […]