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April 8, 2024 No Responses

NGX Group Acquires Stake In Ethiopian Securities Exchange

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) has announced what it described as “a significant investment” in the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). A statement issued at the weekend explained that NGX Group is among the top institutional investors that have injected...

July 5, 2023 No Responses

Coronation Insurance To Delist From NGX

Coronation Insurance Plc has announced plans to delist from NGX following an offer from Coronation Capital (Mauritius) Limited to acquire shares of the company at 65kobo per share. In a Proposed Share Acquisition notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited ...

March 21, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Investors Lose N16b

Investors at the stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Monday lost N16 billion due to sell-offs in medium and largely capitalised stocks. The NGX All Share Index (ASI) decreased by 29.35 basis points or 0.05 per cent...

March 17, 2023 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Down By N313b

The equity market, on Thursday, extended its losing streak for the fifth successive session as the market capitalisation decreased by N313 billion due to investors’ continued profit-taking. The All Share Index (ASI) fell by 574.59 absolute po...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Extends Gain By 0.12%

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Wednesday gained N34 billion as market capitalisation closed at N28.136 trillion from N28.102 trillion recorded on Tuesday. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased marginally by 61.9 basis points or 0.12 percent to close ...

November 10, 2022 No Responses

Investors Gain N9b On NGX

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Wednesday recorded N9 billion gain due to price appreciation in Dangote Cement and some tier-one banking stocks. The primary drivers of the market were Dangote Cement, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Zenith Bank and Unit...

September 23, 2022 No Responses

Stock Market Drops Further by N124b

The stock market closed on Thursday on a negative note as market capitalisation decreased by N124 billion or 0.47 per cent to close at N26.533 trillion from N26.657 trillion on Wednesday. The All-Share Index (ASI) also dropped by 231.57 points...

April 18, 2022 No Responses

Presco: Sustaining Growth Through Expansion

No doubt, Presco Plc is one of the most fundamental stocks on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). In its unaudited 2021 financial statement for the period ended December 31, 2021, Presco Plc improved on profitability as the management ex...

April 1, 2022 No Responses

Investdata Q2 Master Class On Opportunities In Volatile Market Holds Saturday

Investdata Consulting Limited will on Saturday hold its regular quarterly master class on 2022 titled Trading opportunities in a volatile market and defensive sectors in a pre-election year, between 9am and 4pm, on Saturday, April 2, 2022, via Zoom. A...

March 7, 2022 No Responses

GTCO Explains N5.4Tri Total Assets, ₦221.5b PBT In 2021

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has released its audited consolidated and separate financial statements to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE).&nbs...

February 20, 2022 No Responses

United Capital Proposes 114% Increase In Dividend

United Capital Plc, an investment bank and pan-African financial services group, has proposed 114 per cent dividend increase to N1.50 for every 50k ordinary share for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2021. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the...

February 8, 2022 No Responses

GTCO Acquires Wealth Management Firm

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc) has acquired 100 per cent shares in Investment One Funds Management Limited, a wealth management company. GTCO in a notice signed by Erhi Obebeduo and sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Monday,...

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 b...

January 21, 2022 No Responses

DMO’s Bond Auction Records N300b Over Subscription

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that the just concluded Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bond auction for January was oversubscribed. In a statement on Thursday, DMO explained that the auction received a total of 160 bids, adding that...