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Nigeria Market Watch: Week Ended 8th May, 2015

Nigerian Stock Market Weekly Summary and Outlook The Nigerian Stock Market sustained a downward trend throughout the week. NSE ASI closed the week at 0.8% lower compared to previous week’s return, hence index level berthed at 34,388.12 points despite the streams of quarterly results that were released. Likewise, YTD return swung back negative, settling at 0.8%. Market activity however improved as total volume for the week rose 35.5% W-o-W to 1.6bn units while value traded…

Nigeria Market Watch: Week Ended 30th April, 2015

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Weekly Equities Market Review and Outlook The Nigerian Stock Market traded predominately in the red save for the last trading day this week erasing previous losses. The streams of positive quarterly results that were released gradually boosted investors’ sentiment most especially on Thursday (+1.9%). As a result, the NSE-ASI advanced 0.6% WTD settling at 34,708.11 points at the close of trade this week. Likewise MTD and YTD swung positive at 9.3% and 0.1% respectively. On…

Egyptian investors turn to courts to abolish tax on capital gains, dividends

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian investors challenged the government in court on Tuesday over a tax on stock dividends and capital gains, saying it is causing confusion and hampering investment. Traders say the market still doesn’t understand how the tax will be calculated or collected, adding to uncertainty aroused by an indefinite delay to parliamentary elections. The stock market hit a four-month low in early trade. The head of the Egyptian stock exchange complained the tax…

Nigeria Capital Market: Week Ended 24th April, 2015

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Nigerian Stock Market Weekly Summary and Outlook The market continued to trade sideways this week as investors treaded more cautiously. The NSE ASI shed 1.5% W-o-W settling at 34,485.72 at the close of trade on Friday. Nevertheless, MtD return closed positive at 8.6% although YtD was negative at 0.5%. Following the course of the benchmark index, aggregate market capitalization declined N779.1bn W-o-W and closed at N11.7tn. Market activity was mixed with the aggregate volume of…

Nigeria Capital Market: Week Ended 17th April, 2015

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Nigerian Stock Market Weekly Summary and Outlook The NSE ASI added 20bps W-o-W as the index closed at 35,005.42pts. Market capitalization advanced N25.7bn to N11.9tn while YtD performance remained positive at 1.0% at the close of the week. On the contrary, activity level measured by volume traded retreated 45.3%% to 1.9bn units even as value traded declined 23.0% to N19.4bn. The Banking sector topped the sector advancers for the week, rising 1.5% due to rally…

Templeton’s Mobius says good time to invest in Nigerian stocks

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LONDON (Reuters) – Veteran emerging markets investor, Franklin Templeton’s Mark Mobius said on Thursday that it was a good time to invest in Nigeria, which he sees as one of the most attractive frontier market destinations. “There are significant challenges ahead, but we believe the positives outweigh the negatives and think it’s a good time to invest in Nigeria – if we are patient and selective,” Mobius, who runs the Templeton Emerging Markets Trust said…

Egypt’s Midor refinery seeks $400 million via IPO

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s state-owned Middle East Oil Refinery (Midor) seeks to raise $400 million with an initial public offering (IPO) in the last quarter of 2015, three sources with direct knowledge of the process said on Tuesday. Midor, Egypt’s largest oil refinery, plans to expand its output during the next two years. It provides around 25 percent of the petroleum products consumed by the local market. It is not yet known whether the IPO…

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