Nigeria: 98 Companies Weather Covid-19 Impact, Post N6.1trn Turnover

Nigeria: 98 Companies Weather Covid-19 Impact, Post N6.1trn Turnover

The 98 leading companies on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX have recorded combined turnover of N6.1trillion in the first half of 2021, H1’21. The companies’ H1’21 combined turnover was 17.57 per cent more than the N5.2 trillion recorded in the same period in H1’20. Financial Vanguard findings from the financial reports they turned over to […]

Profit-Taking Persist as Stock Market Drops by N18bn

Profit-Taking Persist as Stock Market Drops by N18bn

Darasimi Adebisi Transactions on the Nigerian equities market yesterday closed on a negative note, taking the trading losses to the third consecutive day as investors’ profit-taking down market by N18 billion. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) dipped by 35.43 basis points, representing a decline of 0.09 per cent, to close at 39,184.18 […]

Sustained sell-pressure in insurance stocks drag indices by 0.01%

Sustained sell-pressure in insurance stocks drag indices by 0.01%

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) extended bearish sentiment to two trading sessions yesterday, as sustained sell-pressure in the shares of many insurance companies dragged the All-Share Index (ASI) further by 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped by 5.34 absolute points, representing a marginal decrease of 0.01 per cent […]