Stock Market Archives — Page 11 of 38

February 25, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria To Introduce Incentives To Boost Capital Market

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, on Monday said the Federal Government of Nigeria will further introduce incentives to boost investments in the nation’s capital market. Ahmed gave the assurance during a visit to the Nigerian...

February 11, 2020 No Responses

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L – R: Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) presenting a replica of closing gong to Dr. Adebola Akindele, Group Managing Director, Courteville Business Solution Plc during a courtesy visit to The Exchange (NSE)...

February 11, 2020 No Responses

NSE Market Indices Open With 1.05% Loss

The Nigerian equities market resumed trading for the week on Monday still on a negative trend with the market indices nosediving by 1.05 per cent. Speficially, the All-Share Index lost 294.90 points or 1.05 per cent to close at 27,772.19...

February 3, 2020 No Responses

How To Attract Investors To African Capital Markets, By Fourier, CEO, JSE

Most African Capital Markets are too small to attract the attention of international investors, the Chief Executive Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr Leila Fourie has said. To reverse the trend, Fourier has called for adequate liquidity thro...

January 31, 2020 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Drops By N41b

Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange(NSE) on Thursday maintained downward trend for the fourth consecutive trading day with the market indicators extending its losing streak by 0.27 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capi...

January 30, 2020 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Drops Below N15tri Mark

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday dropped to N14 trillion mark due to persistent profit taking. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N15.132 trillion shed N138 billion or 0.91 per cent to close at...

January 18, 2020 No Responses

NSE Sustains Growth With N114billion

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index on Friday rose by 0.90 per cent in spite of rise in inflation rate recorded in December 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the index rose by 265.39 points or...

January 14, 2020 No Responses

NSE Projects Outlook For 2020

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr Oscar Onyema on Monday presented the key performance of the Exchange in 2019 and gave a prognosis for the market in the New Year 2020. Speaking at the event titled: 2019...

January 13, 2020 No Responses

SEC Boss: Market Regulation Now More Efficient with Technology

Regulation of the market in a technology driven era is now more efficient, Acting Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Mary Uduk has said According to Uduk, the Agency is stepping up use of Technology in regulation to...

January 10, 2020 No Responses

BUA Cement Emerges Third Largest Listed Firm On NSE

BUA Cement Plc on Thursday emerged the third largest company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with the listing of 33.86 billion ordinary shares at N35 per share. The development added N1.18 trillion to the NSE market capitalisation. Speaking on...

January 3, 2020 No Responses

NSE Resumes 2020 With 0.10 Per Cent Growth

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed trading for 2020 on a positive trend with the benchmark index appreciating by 0.10 per cent following investors’ interest in MTN Nigeria stock. Specifically, the All-Share Index which opened trading for the year on.....

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,...

December 18, 2019 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Drop By N16billion

The Nigerian equities market ended Tuesday session in red with the All-Share Index dropping by 0.13 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the index, which opened at 26,695.18, lost 34.74 points or 0.13 per cent to...

December 13, 2019 No Responses

Presco Tops Gainers’ Table As Market Capitalisation Recovers N65billion

By Moses Ebosele, eboele@hotmail.com Transactions on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained positive trend on Thursday for the second consecutive day. At the end of trading for the day, the market capitalisation increased further by N65 bil...