Transactions on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) reversed the previous session’s gains to close on a downturn yesterday, with market capitalisation depreciating by N8 billion.

Following upticks in BUA Cement PLC and 11 other companies, the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday resumed the first trading session in March in an upward note as market capitalisation increased by N69 billion.

The devastating impacts of the COVID-19 on income and consumption have affected the nine months performance of companies operating in the household/personal industry.

The devastating effect of the COVID-19 on income, savings and consumption, have impacted the nine months performance of companies under the household/personal industry.

Capital market operators have expressed worry that the prolonged coronavirus pandemic and attendant Foreign Exchange (Forex) illiquidity may cause investors to lose their dividends this year.

Following sustained profit-taking in bellwether stocks, the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), continued on a bearish note yesterday...

Professor of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and a former Commissioner for Finance in Imo State, Uche Uwaleke, in this interview with HELEN OJI

The bears strengthened their hold on the equities sector of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), occasioned by losses in some high cap stocks, resulting to a further decline in the index by 0.03 per cent.

Despite the full year 2019 results being churned out by quoted companies, the equities market began the month of February on a bearish note amid weak investors’ sentiments, as market capitalisation slumped by N160 billion.

The bears upstaged the bulls at the end of yesterday’s transactions on the equities sector of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), causing the All Share Index (ASI) to depreciate by 0.13 percent.

Transactions on the Nigeria Stock Exchange sustained rising profile yesterday, following buying interest in some blue-chip stocks, resulting to a further increase in market capitalisation by N66 billion.

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, performance of many listed firms at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), continued the depreciated due to uncertainties and absence of clear economic policy direction.