Tag: Stock Market

The equity market rebounded on Friday with N219 billion gain, closing the week’s trading sessions on a positive note in spite of the nationwide protests. The major drivers of the market’s positive performance included Zenith Bank, Access Corporation, Fidel...

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has joined the group of companies with market capitalisation of over N1 trillion, as its share price value hits N29.90 per share. At the close of trading of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on...

Nigerian Exchange Limited has held a workshop to inform market stakeholders about NGX’s Single Stock Futures product launch and close the knowledge gap around the asset class as it aims to deepen the Nigerian capital market.  Single stock futures (S...

As part of measures to ensure unregistered entities are not allowed to engage in capital market functions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Tuesday, sealed the premises of Stockmatch Investments Ltd in Maiduguri, Borno State for allegedly engag...

Transactions at Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed the month of July 2023 on a positive note as earnings and dividend declaration from quoted companies helped NGX market cap gain N1.814 trillion. The gain was also supported by insider dealings among...

Seplat Energy Plc, listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2023, recording a rise in revenue by 3.8 per cent to N278.3billion from N219...

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced the reclassification of Fidelity Bank Plc from Small price stock to Medium price stock.  NGX in a statement explained that Rule 15.29 of the Rulebook of The Exchange, 2015 (Dealing Members’ Rules) notes that...

To provide full information, support investor decision-making and facilitate international comparability to attract capital, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria and NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo) is set to organize and host the launch of the f...

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  Shareholders of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc have approved final dividend of N12 per share for the year ended December 31, 2022.  This in addition to the N9 paid as interim dividend amounts to a total of...

The All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigeria Exchange on Wednesday gained 161.53 basis points or 0.31 percent to settle at 52,580.86 compared to 52, 419.33 on Tuesday. Sustained interests in Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), and FirstBa...

Equities market opened the week on Tuesday on a green note with a gain of N137 billion. Market capitalisation gained N137 billion to close at N28.1 trillion as against the N27.963 trillion posted at the last trading session on Thursday....

The stock market on Wednesday recorded a positive position, gaining N18 billion to close at N27.871 trillion from the N27.852 trillion posted on Tuesday. Also, the All-Share Index rose by 39.49 points, representing an increase of 0.08 per cent to...

The equities market on Monday opened the week on a negative note, shedding N418 billion due to losses in largely capitalised stocks. The All-Share Index decreased by 766.56 per cent, representing a decline of 1.48 per cent, to close at...