Tag: 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 […]

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Exchange rate to stabilize in future, Minister tells investors

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has stated that he expects the exchange rate to improve as a result of President Bola Tinubu’s and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s ongoing currency reforms. The PUNCH reported that his comments came nearly six months after Tinubu lifted the exchange rate cap, among other currency reforms. According to […]

Penny stocks predict positive returns for investors
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Penny stocks predict positive returns for investors

Penny stocks such as insurance companies, Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc, and JapaulGold, among others, are expected to perform well on the Nigerian Exchange Limited this year. The PUNCH revealed that this is according to the FY 2023 Review and 2024 Outlook report compiled by financial services holding company, Afrinvest. The stocks included in this projection […]

Equity market maintains positive trend with N673bn gain
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Equity investors make N666bn on first trading day

The Nigerian Exchange Limited’s market capitalization increased by 1.63 percent on Tuesday, the first day of trading in the New Year, adding nearly N666 billion to investors’ wealth even as the market reached new highs. The PUNCH reported that the market capitalization reached a new high of N41.583tn at the close of trade, while the All-Share […]

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 […]