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’Femi Asu
The nation’s stock market halted its eight-day losing streak on Thursday on the back of the price appreciation recorded by Dangote Cement Plc and six other stocks.
The market, which had declined for eighth straight trading sessions amid negative sentiment, rebounded on Thursday despite the losses recorded by 46 stocks.
The All-Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange rose by 0.78 per cent to 41,014.30 basis points while the market capitalisation increased by N170bn to N21.29tn.
The top five gainers at the end of trading on the floor of the NSE were Dangote Cement, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc and Unilever Nigeria Plc.
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Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has said it paid N2.9bn claims to various insured spread across the country in 2020.
The company disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson and Head of Sales and Corporate Communications, Mr Segun Bankole, on Sunday titled ‘Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc commits to claims payment: Pays N2.9bn in 2020’.
Bankole stated that the claims experienced in 2020 showed that the company paid claims that emanated from the civil commotion in the country occasioned by the
#EndSARS protests in major parts of the country.
He said a significant number of customers had come to appreciate the role of insurance in their everyday life, which increased the claims paid.
By Goddy Egene
The stock market surged further yesterday with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rising 1.21 per cent to close at 41,584.94 as companies begin to release their unaudited financial results for the year ended December 2020.
Apart from the benchmark index that appreciated, market capitalisation added N259.4 billion to close at N21.8 trillion. Similarly, activity level advanced as volume and value traded rose 40.5 per cent and 110.8 per cent to 467.9 million shares and N5.6 billion respectively.
The bulls were in total control of the session yesterday as 32 stocks appreciated, while 19 depreciated. Although gains by Airtel Africa Plc, MTN Nigeria Plc and Lafarge Africa Plc influenced the rise in the NSE ASI, RT Briscoe Nigeria Plc led the price gainers’ table with 10 per cent.
Stock market gains N50bn on blue-chip firms
Johnson Okafor
Equity trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday closed on a positive note with a gain of N50bn to halt the previous two days’ losses.
The NSE All-Share Index appreciated by 0.23 per cent with market breadth closing positive with 55 gainers as against 16 losers.
The ASI gained 96.09 basis points or 0.23 per cent to close at 41,147.72 as against 41,051.63 recorded the previous day while the market capitalisation of equities appreciated by N50bn or 0.23 per cent to close at 21.52tn from N21.47tn as market sentiment returned to the green zone.
Goddy Egene
The stock market rebounded last week recording a gain of N552 billion after declining in the first week of the year.
After posting a record growth in 2020, profit-taking by investors made the market close with a decline of 0.37 per cent in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) and N78.7 billion in market capitalisation in the first week.
However, the market recovered in the second week with the market capitalisation adding N552 billion to close at N21.530 trillion while the NSE ASI rose by 2.63 per cent to be at 41,176.14. The growth followed renewed demand by investors who are cherry-picking stocks with attractive dividend yields ahead of full year 2020 dividend declarations.