Market on Overdrive as S & P Places Nigeria on Negative Watch

Market on Overdrive as S & P Places Nigeria on Negative Watch

NSE ASI dips 273bps at the end of  11th February 2014Nigerian Equity Market extended its 6-day losing streak declining 273bps today, bringing the index to close at a 2-year low of 27,935.77 pts, while YTD loss rose to 19.4%. Market capitalisation also lost N262.1bn to close at N9.3tn. However, trading activities measured by volume and value traded were mixed as volume advanced by 21.2% while value waned by 26.6% to 411.5m units and N4.5bn respectively.All…

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Nigerian Equity Market Reacts to Heightened Political Uncertainty: 9 Feb 2015

Nigerian Equity Market Reacts to Heightened Political Uncertainty: 9 Feb 2015

Equity Market Reacts to Heightened Political Uncertainty… ASI Slumps 208bps The Nigerian Bourse expectedly experienced sell-down pressure today as investor sentiment weakened. This is premised on the heightened uncertainties surrounding the socio-political environment due to the postponement of the 2015 general elections announced over the weekend. Against this backdrop, the All Share Index (ASI) declined 208bps on the first trading day of the week to close at 29,360.55 points, pushing the YTD losses to 15.3%….

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The Bears Resurface in Nigerian Equities: 5 February 2015

The Bears Resurface in Nigerian Equities: 5 February 2015

Nigeria Daily Stock Market Report | The Bears Resurface¦ NSE ASI loses 136bps: 5th February 2015After three consecutive days of bullish run, there was a reversal in the market as the benchmark index lost136bps to close at 30,200.97 points as market capitalisation also lost N121.4tn settling at N10.1tn. Today’s decline in index was driven majorly by losses in large cap stocks — Dangote Cement (1.9%), Nigerian Breweries (3.0%) and Guaranty (3.0%). On the other hand,…

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