Investors gain N143bn as 31 stocks appreciate

  Investors in the country’s equities market on Thursday recorded N143bn advancement on their holdings at the close of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. A total of 31 gainers emerge, while 14 stocks declined. Investor sentiment…

Aiico, Flour Mills, Nestle top losers, market sheds N63bn

  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…

Profit taking to resume this week as earning season draws to close

INVESTMENT analysts have said that transactions in the equities market this week will be dominated by profit takers. This is even as some operators have said that investors would trade cautiously as the earning season has come to a close.INVESTMENT…

US stocks slip, with bigger losses for smaller companies

Losses for energy and technology companies left most U.S. stocks lower on Thursday. Smaller companies fared worse as the dollar remained at 15-month lows. Energy companies weakened as the price of oil turned lower, and technology companies declined as Apple…