Nigerian Bourse Records Flattish Close… NSE ASI down 3bps

Nigerian Bourse Records Flattish Close… NSE ASI down 3bps

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The local bourse recorded a flattish close as the benchmark index shed 3bps to close at 25,266.15 points while YTD loss stayed at 6.0%. Rally in OANDO (+6.3%) which submitted FY:2016 result late yesterday was offset by a weak appetite for Tier-1 banks – ETI (-3.0%), UBA (-2.3%), GUARANTY (-0.6%) – as well as FORTE (-5.9%) to ensure the flattish close. Accordingly, investors lost N2.4bn as market capitalization settled at N8.7tn. However, activity level surged from yesterday’s low as…

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AXA Mansard Plc 2015 FY: Claims incurred on Life Pressures PAT

LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — AXA Mansard Plc (“Mansard” or “The Company”) published its audited FY: 2015 result on March 17, 2016, on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The Company recorded a decline in Gross Premium Written (GPW), however, Gross Premium Earned (GPE) and Profit after Tax stayed positive. We present the highlights of the result and our FY: 2016 estimates.  GPW declined 4.7% Y-o-Y but GPE Rose 12.7% Y-o-Y…

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