Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)
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....as secondary market turnover in FMDQ hits ₦48.9tr Total value of transactions executed by domestic investors outperformed foreign investors patronage by circa 64 per cent as at March 2024. According to the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment Report of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), total domestic transactions accounted for about 89 per cent…
9 Apr
Ahead of the Eid-el-Fitr break, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) reopened on a downturn yesterday, as the All-Share Index shed 0.4 per cent, amid losses in tier one banks.
7 Mar
Investors increased appetite in the shares of the newly listed Transcorp Power has continued to lift market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) as investors wealth appreciated by N2.3 trillion in three days.
26 Feb
The consumer goods, banking and industrial goods indices topped the gainers' chart at the end of last week's transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) with 4.05 percent, 0.7 per cent and 0.001 per cent.
14 Feb
Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited ( NGX) sustained sliding profile yesterday, as more bluechip stocks depreciated in price, resulting in a further slide in the all-share index (ASI) by 0.3 per cent.
5 Feb
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) banking index led the losers’ chart at the end of last week's transactions with -4.52 per cent loss. Following the sector last week was the insurance indices with -4.07 per cent. The oil and gas indices also declined by -2.47 per cent.
18 Jan
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) sustained rising profile at the end of yesterday's transactions as the All-share index crossed 90,000 mark, occasioned by bargain hunting in Dangote Cement Plc and 46 others. The All Share Index (ASI) rose by 2,092.15 points, representing a gain of 2.38 per cent to close at 90,063.25 points. Also, market…
15 Jan
The consumer goods emerged as the best-performing index at the end of last week's transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) with 9.6 per cent gain.
25 Dec
The ICT index led gainers’ chart at the end of last week's transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) with 3.6 per cent, propelled by price appreciation in Airtel Africa (+4.9 per cent) and MTN Nigeria (+2.0 per cent). Following the sector last week was the banking index, adding 3.4 per…
19 Dec
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) reopened on a positive note, yesterday, as gains in Transcorp Hotel and 17 stocks lifted market capitalisation by N9 billion. Market capitalisation of listed equities gained 0.02 per cent or N9 billion to close at N39.621 trillion from N39.612 trillion reported the previous day. The all-share index (ASI) also appreciated…
13 Dec
Positive sentiments persisted on the equity segment of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), yesterday, as increased appetite in MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) Plc and 23 stocks lifted market capitalisation by N130 billion
20 Nov
• Weekly FMDQ FX turnover rises by 17% to $793m The financial services industry dominated in volume terms at the end of last week's transactions at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). It led the activity chart with 1.2 billion shares valued at N11.5 billion in 12,775 deals, contributing 59.4 per cent to the total equity…
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