Nigeria Stock Market Archives — City Business News

January 27, 2022 No Responses

NGX Market Capitalisation Crosses N25trillion

Transactions on the nation’s bourse sustained positive momentum on Wednesday with the market capitalisation growing by N318 billion to cross over N25 trillion mark. At the end of the day’s transaction, the market capitalisation rose by N318 billion to close at N25.073...

January 4, 2022 No Responses

SEC Implores Fund Managers On Regulatory Fees Payment

The Securities and Exchange Commission has reminded all fund managers that payment of the annual supervisory fee to the Commission becomes due from the 1st January 2022 and full payment must be made on or before 31st January 2022. &nb...

December 5, 2021 No Responses

SEC Implores Capital Market Stakeholders On Technology Innovations

The Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Lamido Yuguda has challenged stakeholders in Nigeria’s capital market to leverage technology as part of measures to boost financial inclusion. In his keynote address on Sat...

December 3, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Stock Market Extends Losing Streak By N113b

The Nigerian stock market extended bearish mood on Thursday on the back of sell pressure on Seplat Energy and 33 others. Specifically, the market capitalisation dropped further by N113 billion or 0.51 per cent to close at N22.044 trillion from...

November 28, 2021 No Responses

SEC Warns Quoted Firms To Desist From Selective Dividend Payments

The Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned quoted companies and capital market registrars to desist from selective payments and distribution of dividends. Yuguda stated this in his keynote address on Saturday at the Insti...

October 30, 2021 No Responses

Guinness, Custodian Insurance, AIICO Top Gainers’ Chart As Bulls Sustain Dominance On NGX

The bulls maintained dominance on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX) on Friday with the All-Share Index crossing 42,000 mark on sustained gains. Specifically, the index inched higher by 77.46 points or 0.18 per cent to close at 42,038.60 from 41,961.14...

October 26, 2021 No Responses

BUA Cement Declares N65.91b Profit In Nine Months

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — For the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, BUA Cement Plc has declared Profit After Tax of N65.91 billion, 23.22 percent higher than the N53.49 billion attained within same period in 2020. Within the ...

October 26, 2021 No Responses

Q3: Nestle Nigeria Attains N33.58b Profit, To Pay 25k Interim Dividend

By ebosele@hotmail.com — For the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, Nestlé Nigeria Plc attained profit after tax (PAT) of N33.58 billion from N31.93 billion in the same period of 2020, representing a five percent increase. The company’s revenu...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

NGX Opens Week With N153b Loss On MTNN, Nestle Loses

Trading in the domestic bourse resumed for the week on Monday with bearish sentiments due to profit-taking in bellwether stocks – MTNN and Nestle. Specifically, the market capitalisation lost N153 billion or 0.71 percent to close at N21.471 trillion from.....

October 16, 2021 No Responses

NGX Group Listing Lifts Market Capitalisation By N192b

The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) listing on Friday lifted the market capitalisation of Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX) by N192 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NGX Group listed a total of 1.96 billion shares at N16.15...

October 15, 2021 No Responses

Oscar Onyema Resigns From NGX Board

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced the resignation of Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, as Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. A statement sent to City Business News by Acting Head, Corpo...

October 13, 2021 No Responses

BUA Cement, FBNH Lift NGX With N95b

The nation’s bourse rebounded by N95 billion on Tuesday following investors’ interest in BUA Cement and FBN Holdings (FBNH). Consequently, the market capitalisation rose by N95 billion or 0.45 percent to close at N21.310 trillion compared with N21.21...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

NGX Group Seeks Global Competitiveness

The Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) says it will leverage organic and inorganic growth opportunities for business expansion across relevant business categories to increase global competitiveness. The Group Chief Executive Officer, NGX Group, Mr O...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

NGX: Group Protest Onyema’s Appointment, Listing

Transparency group, Nigeria for All Nigerians (NAN) has called on the concerned regulatory authorities to stop violation of the Nigerian Investments and Securities Act by the impending listing by the introduction of the shares of Nigerian Exchange Group on th...