Tag: Investors

FG spends N4.83trn bonds, treasury bills to settle CBN loans
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Investors sell Nigerian bonds over fears of bad governance

Nigerian bonds experienced selloffs in the second quarter of 2024, as investors began to prioritize good governance over high yields. This is according to the Second-Quarter 2024 Report of the National Pension Commission. This trend indicates a broader shift in the risk appetite of global investors, especially within emerging markets. Despite attractive returns, concerns over […]

Equities market investors lose N481bn as glory trend continues
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Equities market investors lose N481bn as gloomy trend continues

Equity market investors lost about N481 billion at the end of trading on Thursday due to sell-offs and declining interest. The PUNCH reported that the yield on the one-year Nigerian Treasury Bill increased to 19% on Wednesday as a result of investors in Nigeria shifting their focus to Treasury Bills during the country’s main market auction. […]

Parthian Partners pays third bond coupon
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Parthian Partners pays third bond coupon

Parthian Partners Limited has made the third consecutive coupon payment on its N10 billion bond. The PUNCH reported that the Chief Financial Officer at Parthian Partners, Olayinka Arewa, recently said in a statement: “It takes agility and dedication to navigate rising inflation and economic pressures. We stuck to our word and continued to provide our investors […]

Nestle, others cost equity market 51bn loss
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Investors gain N1.8tn as equity market sets new record

The Nigerian Exchange Limited set new records at the close of trade on Tuesday, as the benchmark index, the All-Share Index, increased by 3.93 per cent to a new high of 87,971.09 points. The PUNCH reported that similarly, the market capitalization increased by the same proportion to close at N48.139tn, marking another milestone and resulting […]

Investors pump N198tn into fixed-income market
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Investors pump N198tn into fixed-income market

Investment in the Fixed Income and Currency market resisted the country’s prevalent economic climate in 2023, with investors splashing N196.79tn on short to medium-term securities on the FMDQ platform in 10 months. The PUNCH examined data received from the FMDQ platform and discovered that investment increased by 8.9 percent, or N16.07 trillion, compared to N180.72 […]

Nigerian Investors to raise $94bn climate capital – Report
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Nigerian Investors to raise $94bn climate capital – Report

            Retail investors in Nigeria are projected to mobilize $94 billion by 2030 for climate change financing, as revealed by Standard Chartered’s Sustainable Banking Report 2023.   The report highlighted that 95% of Nigerian investors express interest in climate investing, with 91% aiming to increase capital flows toward climate-related initiatives, […]

Investors make N182bn in one week
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Investors make N182bn in one week

Investors have had a week of favourable trading days as there has been a gain of N182 billion in the market capitalization of the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The Punch reported market capitalization at Friday’s close was N39.107 trillion, and the All-Share Index gained 264 basis points to complete the week at 71,112.99. The NGX ASeM index […]

Investors pledge $1bn to gas-to-power projects
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Investors pledge $1bn to gas-to-power projects

An oil and gas report reviewed on Sunday showed that only $1 billion has been pledged by investors to the $80 billion in gas-to-power projects slated for establishment in Nigeria. According to The Punch, stakeholders in the industry said in the report that financing for natural gas projects had decreased as a result of the push […]

Equity market retail participation hits 35% in September - NGX
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How stock investors gained N1.08tn in one week

Investors in the Nigerian equity market saw a N1.08 trillion increase in their wealth last week. The Punch reported that the increase came about as a result of positive trading in a few firms as investors prepared for additional half-year results releases. The NGX All-Share increased by 3% last week, or 1,968.28 basis points, to close […]

How equity investors his N8bn profit one week
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How equity investors his N8bn profit one week

The Nigerian Exchange Limited’s recent trend of optimistic trading slowed this past week, resulting in a gain of N8 billion for investors. According to The Punch, trading operations on the NGX got off to a good start, rising to N35.539tn on Monday, with market capitalization finishing at N35.994tn the previous Friday. It increased to N35.932tn […]

Focus on sectors that'll grow economy, firm tells investors
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Focus on sectors that’ll grow economy, firm tells investors

Investors have been urged by an investment banking firm known as Comercio Partners to exercise caution and concentrate on the industries that will power the economy in the second half of the year. This was made clear in the company’s analysis of the first half of the year’s economy and the second half’s projection. “The first half of […]

Investors hit N2trn as stock market records highest since 2008
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Investors hit N2trn as stock market records highest since 2008

Due to favourable reactions to the policy measures of the new administration headed by the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, investors made N1.93 trillion in two consecutive trading days, bringing the stock market to its highest level since 2008. According to Vanguard, the outstanding stock market performance began on Monday when investors realized gains of N1.35 trillion as the […]