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August 20, 2020 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Extends Growth By N18b

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) maintained positive trend on Thursday for the third consecutive days, as its indices increased further by 0.13 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index increased by 33.28 points 0.13 per cent to close...

August 19, 2020 No Responses

C&I Leasing To Float N10b Bond

C & I Leasing Plc has perfected plans to raise N10 billion from the capital market through bond issuance for debt refinancing and to boost capital structure. Mr Andrew Otike-Odibi, the company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, disclosed thi...

August 18, 2020 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Recovers N2b

The key market indices of the nation’s bourse on Tuesday rebounded marginally by 0.02 per cent, due to gains posted by 16 stocks. Specifically, the All-Share Index rose by 3.82 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 25,136.49...

August 18, 2020 No Responses

Dollars Scarcity Worsens, Naira Drop To N480

The scarcity of dollars at the parallel market on Tuesday in Lagos forced the Naira down to N480 to a dollar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Pound Sterling and the Euro exchanged at N610 and N550, respectively. Trading...

August 17, 2020 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Records N35b Loss

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened trading for the week on Monday with a loss of N35 billion, amid weak sentiments. Market capitalwithion, which opened at N13.145 trillion inched lower by N35 billion or 0.27 per cent, to close...

August 16, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Holds 1st CMC Meeting In 2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday announced that the first Capital Market Committee (CMC) meeting in 2020 is scheduled to hold from Thursday August 20 to Friday August 21, 2020. A CMC Meeting planned for April 2020 could n...

August 14, 2020 No Responses

NSE Turnover Rises by 86.97%, Other Indices Down 0.15%

The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday rose by 86.97 per cent, just as the market indices dipped by 0.15 per cent. Specifically, investors traded 482.52 million shares valued at N4.52 billion in 3,897...

August 13, 2020 No Responses

MTN Nigeria Lifts Market Indices Further By 0.38 Per Cent

Transactions maintained upward trend on Thursday with the market indicators appreciating further by 0.38 per cent, amid MTN Nigeria gains. Specifically, the All- Share Index rose by 95.49 points or 0.38 per cent to close at 25,236.97 compared with...

August 8, 2020 No Responses

SUNU Assurances Reports N1.2bn Profit

For the 2019 financial year, SUNU Assurances Nigeria Plc has announced N1.2 billion profit, compared to N914 million attained in 2018. Speaking during the virtual 33rd Annual General Meeting of the compan...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Partners Ecobank On Women Empowerment, Others

Ekiti State Government has partnered with Ecobank to ensure financial inclusion, women empowerment, micro credit loans and agency banking across communities in the state. This was disclosed in Ado-Ekiti at the maiden edition Se’tigbo (Have You H...

August 6, 2020 No Responses

Capital market Stakeholders Seek Alternative Funding For Infrastructure Development

Worried by budgetary pressure and reduction in the level of public funds, stakeholders in the capital market are calling for alternative sources of financing to support infrastructure development They spoke on Thursday at a webinar session targeted...

August 6, 2020 No Responses

Seplat Tops Gainers’ Chart As Market Capitalisation Hit N13trillion

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday advanced by N26 billion to hit N13 trillion mark. Speficially, the market capitalisation closed higher at N13.005 trillion compared with N12.979 trillion recorded on Wednesday...

August 5, 2020 No Responses

Investors stake N3.89b On UACN, FBN Holdings, Others

The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday improved by 148.13 per cent with an exchange of 383.29 million shares worth N3.89 billion in 3,860 deals. This was in contrast with a...

August 4, 2020 No Responses

Custodian To Acquire 51% Stake In UPDC

The Custodian Investment Plc has signed a binding agreement with UAC of Nigeria Plc to purchase 51 per cent equity interest in UACN Property Development Company (UPDC) Plc. In a statement posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) website on...