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Jaiz Bank’s Director solicit for more Sukuk bonds

Managing Director, Jaiz Bank Plc, Mr Hassan Usman, has advised the Federal Government to devise a regular Sukuk issuance programme to secure much-needed capital to boost infrastructural development and end the menace of abandoned projects. The Federal Government recently successfully floated its first sovereign Sukuk bond, raising ₦105 billion, ₦5 billion over-subscription on the initial […]

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Equities weighed down by Lafarge Africa, Nigerian Breweries as ₦19bn loss was recorded

Nigerian equities traded on a tight balance of bargain-hunting and profit-taking yesterday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), but losses by two highly capitalised companies-Lafarge Africa and Nigerian Breweries, weighed down the overall market position. With 19 gainers and losers each, the market appeared to be on a momentary pause after the recent streak of […]

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FCMB, Diamond Bank, FBN emerge top-traded stocks last week

FCMB Group Plc, Diamond Bank Plc and FBN Holdings Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 659.042 million shares worth ₦1.312bn in 1,933 deals, thus emerging as the top three traded equities for last week. The three financial institutions contributed 44.14 per cent and 8.69 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively, […]

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Patience Oniha

FG to raise ₦270 – ₦330 billion worth of bonds in fourth quarter

The Nigerian Government has planned to raise between ₦270 billion and ₦330 billion ($857 million – $1.1 billion) in local currency-denominated bonds in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Wednesday. DMO said it would auction between ₦135-165 billion worth of bonds maturing in 2021 and the same amount of […]

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)

Continental Reinsurance, Sterling Bank emerge top traded equities

Continental Reinsurance Plc, Sterling Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc (measured by volume) were the top traded equities last week as they accounted for 412.840 million shares worth ₦1.486bn in 817 deals. The equities contributed 31.14 per cent and 10.55 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively. A total turnover of […]

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Debt Management Office, DMO

FG to float eurobond to raise $2.5 billion capital

The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Thursday, said the Federal Government would float fresh eurobond to raise $2.5 billion before the end of 2017. Director General of DMO, Patience Oniha, who made this known at the 2017 Nigerian Debt Capital Markets Conference and Awards, organised by the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange in Lagos said the […]

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Nigeria Stock Exchange Market

NSE indices showed day-on-day gain of 0.44 per cent

Nigerian equities rebounded yesterday as large-cap stocks rallied the market to a net capital gain of ₦53 billion. Benchmark indices at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed average day-on-day gain of 0.44 per cent, representing net capital appreciation of ₦53 billion. The All Share Index (ASI)-the benchmark index for the equities market, rose from its […]

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Aiico, Flour Mills, Nestle emerges as top losers amid ₦63bn market drop

Aiico Insurance Plc, Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Continental Reinsurance Plc and Linkage Assurance Plc emerged the top five losers at the close of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as equities depreciated by ₦63 billion. The Nigerian equities market extended losses as the All-Share Index slid by […]

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)

Prices on NSE may trade around, above current level in H2: analysis

Investment analysts in the capital market have said that prices on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, may trade around current levels and even higher towards the end of the year. Analysts at Cowry Asset Management Limited expressed this view in a Report titled “H1 2017 Review and Outlook for H2 2017”. They projected a positive […]

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CBN to step up liquidity mop up as ₦333.83 bln flows into interbank

The Nigeria’s Central Bank will this week step up its liquidity mop-up in a bid to offset impact of ₦333 billion inflows into the interbank money market. Already, the apex bank is scheduled to mop-up ₦174.15 billion this Wednesday through Open Market Operation (OMO) treasury bills (bills) auction. The auction comprises 91-day bills worth ₦39.01 […]

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Nigeria Stock Exchange Market

Nigerian equities rebound after five consecutive day loses

The Nigerian equities market rebounded from a five-day losing streak on Wednesday as the All-Share Index rose by 0.6 per cent to close at 35,609.07 basis points. The year-to-date return advanced to 32.5 per cent as 281.836 million shares worth ₦5.424bn exchanged hands in 4,066 deals. Investors gained ₦70.7bn as the Nigerian Stock Exchange market […]

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Godwin Emefiele

CBN injects $250 million into FX market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday intervened in the inter-bank foreign exchange(forex) market to the tune of $250 million in three segments of the market. In the wholesale segment of the inter-bank foreign exchange market, it sold $100 million and also uplifted the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisible segments with the […]

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