Amidst Persistent Bear Run, Equities Trading Volume Surges 337% The volume of trading surged at the stock market Thursday boosted by huge transaction in the shares of Sterling Bank Plc. Although the market remained bearish for the fourth consecutive day, the volume of trading jumped...

With N2.3trn Gain, Nigeria Leads Global Equities Rally Nigeria is among the three best-performing stock markets globally. The market’s bullish run, which started last year with a full-year return of N4.36trillion gained N2.287trillion last month. Average return at the Nigerian equities market stood at 15.95 per...

Dangote Cement Spurs Market Performance, Equities Gain N59bn The Nigerian stock market, on Thursday, appreciated by N59bn, boosted mainly by Dangote Cement Plc shares. It recovered from Wednesday’s negative performance as the All-Share Index rose by 0.26 per cent to 44,460.18 basis points from 44,343.65 basis...

Equities Shed N54bn As Insurance Stocks Lead Losers The Nigerian stock market on Wednesday halted its bullish run to close negative as equities investors lost N54bn. A total of 651.901 million shares valued at N7.764bn exchanged hands in 7,091 deals. Lasaco Assurance Plc declined by 8.7 per...

Market Sheds N462.9bn On Profit Taking The bullish trading that has characterised the equities market since the beginning of 2018 was halted last week as investors locked in profits. Having recovered in 2017, the rally was sustained in the first weeks of 2018 with the...

Equities Slide More As Dangote Sugar, AfriPrud, UBA Gain Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Africa Prudential Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc emerged as the top gainers on Thursday after the Nigerian Stock Exchange extended losses to fourth consecutive session. The All-Share Index fell by 99...