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PMA Rates slide lower with Demand concentrated on the 1yr

Culled—Proshare March 14, 2018/Zedcrest Capital *** Nigerian inflation slows for 13th consecutive month in February*** Bonds The Bond market remained slightly bullish in today’s session, but in a less aggressive manner than in the previous session. This was as the initial bullish bias following the significant decline in the Y/Y […]

Nigerian Equities Market Investors Downbeat, as Benchmark Index Declined -0.54%

March 14, 2018/Cordros Update EQUITIES Investors in the equities market were downbeat, with the ASI declining by 0.54% to 42,839.49 points. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns moderated to -1.13% and 12.02% respectively. The Banking (-1.45%) index posted the largest loss – marking its third consecutive session of loss – […]

Nestle Nigeria Plc – A compelling but expensive growth story

Culled—Proshare March 14, 2018/ARM Research  Following a dismal 2016, when earnings fell to an eight-year low of N7.4 billion, Nestle Nigeria Plc (Nestle) returned strong in 2017, with earnings rising to a record N33 billion, a four-fold increase from the prior year. The big question now is, what happens next […]