Nigeria Market Watch | May 25th 2015: Nigerian equity market extends losses to 5th day

Nigeria Market Watch | May 25th 2015: Nigerian equity market extends losses to 5th day

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nigerian Bourse fell 0.4% at the close of market today and berthed at 34,151.81 points. The NSE ASI sustained decline largely due to the price depreciation in NESTLE (-1.3%), ZENITH (-1.1%) and UBN (-4.3%). Market capitalization also shed N40.9bn to close at N11.6tn. Market activity however improved as volume and value rose 9.1% and 33.1% to 220.5m units and N2.7bn respectively. WAPCO Drives Gains in Industrial Index The Industrial Index…

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Nigeria Market Watch | May 21st 2015: Nigerian Equities Maintains 3-Day Losing Streak

Nigeria Market Watch | May 21st 2015: Nigerian Equities Maintains 3-Day Losing Streak

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Nigerian Bourse suffered a third straight day of losses as the benchmark index- All Share Index- lost 21bps to close at 34, 459.8points. This decline was broadly driven by losses recorded in SEPLAT (-3.6%), ZENITH (-0.9%) and NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-0.4%). In light of this, market capitalization also declined by N25.0bn to close at N11.7tn for the day. Similarly, market activity weakened as volume and value traded declined 89.6% and 75.3%…

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Nigeria Market Watch | May 20th 2015: Nigerian Equities Market shed 0.5% and market cap declined N58.7bn

Nigeria Market Watch | May 20th 2015: Nigerian Equities Market shed 0.5% and market cap declined N58.7bn

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nigerian Equities Market shed 0.5% to close at 34,533.40pts due to losses in bellwether stocks such as GUARANTY (-2.3%) and NESTLE (-2.8%). Similarly, market capitalization declined N58.7bn to berth at N11.3tn. Nonetheless, market activity measured by volume and value traded increased significantly by 426.8% (1.9bn units) and 32.4% (N5.5bn). The unusual spike in volume traded was majorly due to the 1.5bn units (21.5% of LASACO‘s shares outstanding) of LASACO…

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Nigeria Market Watch | May 19th 2015: Nigerian equities market reversed its 4-Day uptrend

Nigeria Market Watch | May 19th 2015: Nigerian equities market reversed its 4-Day uptrend

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nigerian Equities market reversed its 4-Day uptrend as the market slipped 21bps to close at 34,706.93 points. Today’s decline was against the backdrop of losses sustained in NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.9%), DANGOTE CEMENT (-0.3%) and WAPCO (-2.1%). Similarly, market capitalization eased N25.3bn to close at N11.8tn. Nevertheless, market activity strengthened as volume and value traded appreciated 16.9% and 39.3% to close at 357.2m units and N4.1bn respectively. Mixed Sector Performance…

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South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria Plan More ETF Cross-Listings

South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria Plan More ETF Cross-Listings

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are planning to cross-list more exchange-traded funds on their stock markets to boost liquidity of the securities, according to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. “We reached out to East Africa and West Africa,” Tamsin Freemantle, business development manager of the South African bourse, said in an interview May 14 in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The JSE is “working closely with those markets to develop this cross…

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Nigeria Market Watch | May 18th 2015:Nigerian Equities Market opens High

Nigeria Market Watch | May 18th 2015:Nigerian Equities Market opens High

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nigerian Bourse opened the week on a positive note, extending the uptrend observed in recent sessions to the fourth consecutive day. The Nigerian All Share Index added 99bps to berth at 34,781.5 points. The positive close was broadly driven by gains recorded in FORTE OIL (+9.1%), ZENITH (+2.7%) and GTBANK (+1.7%). Market Capitalization followed suit, improving by N120.2bn to close at N11.8tn.  Market activity also strengthened as volume and…

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