Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian Bourse sustained an uptrend for the second consecutive day as the All Share Index advanced 0.2% to close trading for the day at 30,410. 39 points. The positive performance was majorly driven by rallies in top banking counters; such as ZENITH (+2.3%) and GUARANTY (+0.4%), and UACN (+4.8%) the Conglomerate space giant. In the same vein, market capitalization increased N16.4bn to berth at N10.5tn. Activity level…

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian equities market rebounded from its previous negative close as the Benchmark index- All Share Index- reversed losses, gaining 0.2% to close for the day at 30, 359.47 points. Increased interest in UBN (+3.7%), ZENITH (+2.5%) and GUARANTY (+2.2%) lifted the market as investors gained a total of N16.4bn to bring market capitalization to N10.4tn. Market activity however weakened today as volume and value traded fell 59.0%…

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian equities market took a breather today after the strong rally recorded yesterday, as the benchmark index declined 0.2% to close at 30,311.77 points, whilst market capitalization also fell N20.0bn to close at N10.4tn. The pullback in the benchmark index was majorly against the backdrop of profit-taking activities in Banking stocks – GUARANTY (-2.5%), STANBIC (-3.4%) – and GUINNESS (-3.2%). Market activity was however mixed, as aggregate…

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa —The Nigerian Equities market sustained its positive performance from the previous week as the Benchmark Index – All Share Index- appreciated 2.3%, crossing the 30,000pts psychological line to close at 30, 369.97pts. This performance was driven by rallies in Blue chip stocks, as GUINNESS (+10.2%), GUARANTY (+4.8%) and DANGCEM (+2.4%) spearheaded the charge. A positive performance was also recorded across sectors as all sectors indicators drifted northwards save for…

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian Bourse showed some signs of recovery today after 2 consecutive days of losses as the Benchmark Index — All Share Index- gained 97 bps to close trading for the week at 29, 689.08points. The improvement in performance today was driven GUINNESS (+10.2%), NIGERIAN BREWERIES (+3.0%) and DANGCEM (+1.8%) as investors gained a total of N94.8bn to bring Market capitalization N10.2tn. Activity level today however weakened as…

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Nigerian Bourse remained weak today as the benchmark equities gauge – All Share Index (ASI) – shed 0.2% to close at 29,403.12 points, while YTD loss rose to –15.2%. Market Capitalization also declined N10.3bn to at N10.1tn. The decline in the benchmark index was against the backdrop of profit-taking in banking stocks – UBA (-8.7%), FBNH (-7.2%), STANBIC (-5.0%) and ETI (-3.2%) and GUARANTY (-1.2%). Market activity measured…

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian Bourse halted 3 consecutive days of gains as the Benchmark Index –All Share Index (ASI)- succumbed to heavy sell offs in the market, slumping 2.9% to close for the day at 29,454. 09points. We believe trading activities today were largely driven by panic in the market due to JP Morgan’s announcement to begin the de-listing of Nigerian Government Bonds from its emerging markets bond Index (GBI-EM) by…