Capital Market

Nigerian Equities Close Week Lower by 1.13% on Fair Profit-Taking

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian equities market ended the week lower as the NSE all-share index (ASI) and market capitalisation dipped by 1.13 percent to close at 25,694.79 points and N8.839 trillion respectively. “Similarly, all other Indices finished lower during the week, with the exception of the NSE […]

Dow closes positive for year as commodities rally, dollar dives

Thu March 17, 2016/Reuters By Laila Kearney Wall St moved higher on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average into positive territory for the year, as commodity prices rose on the back of a weaker U.S. dollar to boost shares in the energy and materials sectors. The Dow’s move into […]