Foreign Exchange Archives — Page 2 of 3

October 19, 2020 No Responses

SEC To Introduce Capital Market Studies In Primary, Tertiary Institutions

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working with other stakeholders in the market to introduce capital market studies in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the country. Mrs Efe Ebelo, the Head of Corporate Communication, SEC, in a statement...

September 21, 2020 No Responses

SEC: Digital Assets Classification Aimed At Investor Protection

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that the recently released SEC Statement on Digital Assets and their Classification and Treatmen is aimed at boosting investors’ protection in the capital market.Emomotimi Agama, Head, Registration, Excha...

September 8, 2020 No Responses

Naira Closes at N435 To Dollar At Parallel Market

The Naira on Monday gained N5 to close at N435 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N575 and N515, respectively. At the Bureau De Change window, the Naira traded...

August 28, 2020 No Responses

CBN Resumes Sales Of Foreign Exchange To BDC Operators

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced the sales of foreign exchange to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country. In a circular signed by Dr Ozoemena Nnaji, Director Trade and Exchange Department, and addressed to authorised...

May 26, 2020 No Responses

Oscar Onyema Highlights Resilience Of Nigeria’s Capital Market

As corporations all over the world battle the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the support of securities exchanges for capital market ecosystems has become even more relevant in building sustainable businesses and stimulating growth across Africa. ...

March 31, 2020 No Responses

WFE Warns Against Short-Selling Bans

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Monday issued a statement, criticising recent bans on short-selling as damaging to markets and failing to achieve their desired effect. WFE CEO Nandini Sukumar said:“Banning short-selling interferes with price forma...

February 4, 2020 No Responses

NSE Opens February Trading With N160b Loss

In spite of an influx of unaudited 2019 full year results, trading on the nation’s bourse opened for February on a bearish posture, as investors’ sentiment remained weak. Consequently, the NSE All-Share Index on Monday lost 310.13 points or 1.08...

January 4, 2020 No Responses

NSE Market Capitalisation Crosses N13tri Mark

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday sustained a positive trend, crossing to N13 trillion mark on the second trading day of 2020. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N49 billion to close at N13. 019...

December 25, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria’s Stock Market Ends 2019 In Red

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma (NAN) — With no fewer than six days of trading before the year ends, it is almost certain that transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will close in the red zone. The outgoing year is, indeed,...

September 11, 2019 No Responses

CBN Boosts Forex Market With $210M

The e interbank segment of the Foreign Exchange Market has received another boost of $210 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following sales concluded on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Figures obtained from the CBN indicated that authorized dealers.....

September 7, 2019 No Responses

CBN Injects $321.11m, CNY 33.3m Into Retail SMIS

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made another intervention in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) to the tune of $321, 112,537.31. Figures obtained from the CBN on Friday,September 6, 2019, indicated that the sum of CNY33, 304,365.10...

August 10, 2019 No Responses

CBN Injects $280.04m, CNY 28.3m Into Retail SMIS

The Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) has received a boost of $280.04 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which also injected the sum of CNY 28.3 million in the spot and short tenored forwards segment of the...

July 31, 2019 No Responses

CBN Boosts Wholesale Segment, Others With $210m

In its last intervention for the month of July, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected the sum of $210 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market. Figures obtained from the CBN on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, indicated that...

July 27, 2019 No Responses

CBN Injects $284.2m, CNY36m

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the latest round of mediation in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, has injected the sum of $284.2million in the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS). This is in addition to CNY36.0million in the...