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NSE: Nigerian stocks maintain bullish trend for fifth straight day
Equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange generally posted their fifth consecutive daily gains on Thursday as leading stocks including Seplat, Dangote Cement and MTNN propelled the N325 billion upward drift.
NSE extends gain, index rises further by 0.11 percent
Positive sentiments persisted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday with the All-Share Index extending growth by 0.11 per cent.
Dangote Cement pays investors N9.7bn in first share buyback programme
Dangote Cement, Nigeria’s biggest company by market capitalisation, has announced the completion of the first tranche of its share buyback programme.
NSE opens week with 0.08 percent growth
Trading on the nation’s bourse resumed on Monday on a positive note, following investors’ interest in shares of Zenith Bank, International Breweries (IB) and Flourmill.
All-Share Index rises 2.2% as market begins 2021 on positive note
The equities market began 2021 on positive note yesterday as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) rose 2.18 per cent to close at 41,147.39, while market capitalisation added N458.4 billion to be at N21.5 trillion.
Nigerian stock exchange resumes 2021 with N459 billion growth
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed trading in 2021 on a bullish trend with the All-Share Index surpassing the 41,000 mark, as investors continued to position ahead of full-year results and dividend declaration.
Nigeria stock market advances by N214 billion
Nigeria extended bullish posture on Wednesday with the market capitalisation increasing further by N214 billion on sustained bargain hunting of blue chips.
Nigeria stock market gains N334 billion on Dangote Cement share buyback
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained N334 billion on Monday due to buying interest in Dangote Cement and 22 other stocks.
Investors gain N1.3 trillion as stock market rises to N19 trillion
The continued flow of funds into the stock market on the back of investors’ continued search for attractive returns pushed the market capitalisation from N17.092 trillion to N19.236 trillion, while the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI), rose from 34,250.74 to 36,804.75 or 7.46 per cent, which are new highs.
All-Share Index grows by 1.7% as trading resumes
The first trading session of the week opened bullish following the 1.73 per cent growth recorded by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday.
Airtel, Guinness drive NSE ASI up 1.73 percent
Despite the bearish sentiment that hovered around the Nigerian stock market last week, transactions rebounded as the shares of Airtel, Guinness and Dangote Cement lifted the market’s index up by 1.73 per cent on Monday.
Equities shed N464 billion as profit taking halts bull run
The equities market shed N463.7 billion last week as the bullish streak was halted by persistent profit taking. Following the unprecedented growth recorded in the month of November, many investors have been locking in profits. Despite the pockets of profit taking, the market had maintained a positive weekly performance.
Nigerian equity market drops by 2.5% this week
After enjoying bullish trend last week, the Nigerian equity market declined 2.5% this week, thanks to losses by Dangote Cement, WAPCO, and Zenith Bank.
Profit taking persist on NSE, market capitalisation loses N232 billion
Nigerian stock market closed on a negative note for the fourth straight session on Thursday with the market capitalisation losing N232 billion.
NSE market indices drop further 0.09%
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indicators on Tuesday dropped further by 0.09 per cent on sustained profit taking embarked on by some investors.
Stock market gains N138 billion despite profit taking
The stock market posted positive performance last week despite profit taking by some investors, as it sustained the growth recorded in the previous week.
SEC decries low participation of retail investors, moves to attract more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has intensified efforts to attract more retail investors into the nation’s capital market.
Nigeria stock market resumes December with N55 billion gain
The Nigeria stock market on Tuesday sustained bullish sentiment to open the month of December with N55 billion growth due to buying interests in Tier 1 banks.
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