Jan 12, 2015/Bloomberg Asian stocks fell as oil at a 5 1/2 year low weighed on energy companies and a stronger yen and declines in U.S. equities dragged down Japanese shares as the market opened after a holiday. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index (MXAP) slipped 0.4 percent to 137.32 as […]

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)- Mounir H. Gwarzo, on Monday emerged acting director general of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the exit of Arunma Oteh after her mandatory five (5) year tenure. Oteh made this announcement at a formal handover ceremony in the commission’s headquarters in Abuja […]

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian equities market on Monday gained 0.30 percent to halt a six (6) day losing streak as the Nigerian Stock Exchange all-share index (NSE ASI) closed at 30,234.72 basis points, compared with the a decline of 0.91 percent recorded the previous session. Similarly,  market capitalisation  appreciated […]