Stock Market Archives — Page 7 of 38

April 29, 2021 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Declares N10.1B Profit Before Tax In Q1

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, Fidelity Bank Plc has recorded improvement in its financial performance. Details of the unaudited results, released at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) show that Profit before Tax (PBT) grew by 53.9% from...

April 22, 2021 No Responses

Conoil, Lafarge Africa, GTBank Lift NGX Indices By 0.29%

Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. on Wednesday extended gaining streak to four consecutive trading sessions, appreciating further by 0.29 per cent. The performance was as a result of investors’ interests in Guaranty Trust Bank and Lafarg...

April 18, 2021 No Responses

CSCS Declares N6.93b Profit, N5.85b Dividend For 2020

The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has announced a profit after tax of N6.93 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2020. The company in a statement explained that profit after tax was 41.43 per cent higher when...

April 17, 2021 No Responses

NGX Market Capitalisation Increases By N124b

Trading on the Nigeria Exchange Ltd ended on a positive note on Friday with the market capitalisation appreciating by N124 billion due to gains in some blue chips. The market capitalisation increased 0.61 per cent to N20.310 trillion, from N20.186...

April 16, 2021 No Responses

Yuguda: SEC, CBN Working On Cryptocurrencies Trading Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for better understanding and regulation of cryptocurencies in the country. The Director-General, SEC, Lamido Yuguda, said this at the 2021 first post-Capital Market ...

April 14, 2021 No Responses

Stakeholders Outline Solutions For Successful AfCFTA Implementation

Stakeholders in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have called for private sector participation and creation of compatible trade policies to ensure successful implementation of the agreement. Top government officials, industrialists, and fin...

April 13, 2021 No Responses

Stanbic IBTC, Okomu Oil, Guinness, Top Losers‘Table As Market Capitalisation Drop By N74b

Transaction on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) opened activities for the week on Monday on a negative note with key indicators dropping by 0.40 per cent. The decline was due to investors profit-taking on some recently appreciated stocks such as...

April 7, 2021 No Responses

Shareholders Task Firms To Cut Operational Cost

The Shareholders Association, Ibadan Zone, has urged companies in Nigeria to be decisive and cut operational costs to catalyze the business environment in the face of economic challenges. Mr Eric Akinduro, the Chairman of the Association, gave the advice...

March 31, 2021 No Responses

Investors Lose N119b Amid Renewed Profit Taking

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) returned to negative territory on Tuesday with investors losing N119 billion on renewed profit taking. Consequently, the market capitalisation which opened at N20.663 trillion dipped N119 billion to close at N20.544 tril...

March 26, 2021 No Responses

Investors’ Interest In Stanbic IBTC, MTN Nigeria Lift Stock Market By 0.53%

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) maintained positive sentiment on Thursday with the market indices growing further by 0.53 per cent due to investors’ interest in Stanbic IBTC and MTN Nigeria. Speficially, the All-Share Index advanced further by 207.86...

March 19, 2021 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Recovers N109b

Transactions in the equities market on Thursday rebounded by N109 billion following buying interest in banking and industrial goods stocks. Consequently, the market capitalisation, which opened at N20.251 trillion, rose by N109 billion or 0.54 per cent t...

March 17, 2021 No Responses

NSE Rebounds By N83b On Buying Interests In Dangote Cement, MTN Nigeria

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded on Tuesday with N83 billion following buying interest in Dangote Cement and MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN). Specifically, the market capitalisation inched higher by 158.97 points or 0.41 per cent to close at...

March 13, 2021 No Responses

NSE’s Indices Drop Further By 0.13%

Key indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on Friday with a loss of 0.13 per cent, as turnover volume increased by 73.59 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index, which opened at 38,697.17 inched lower by 48.69 points or 0.13...

March 11, 2021 No Responses

NSE’s Demutualisation Approval Excites Capital Market Operators

Stockbrokers have expressed optimism that the completion of the long-awaited Demutualisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) would herald a new vista in the nation’s bourse. The stockbrokers said this in an interviews with the News Agency of Niger...