By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)- The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) posted a five-day rally as the all-share index (ASI) and market capitalisation gained 5.05 percent to close the week at 24,689.69 basis points and N8.491 trillion respectively. The rally was as a result of the performance in the Financial […]
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Energy, banks lead Wall St. rebound after grueling week
Fri Feb 12, 2016/Reuters By Aastha Agnihotri Wall Street staged a modest comeback on Friday, led by a rebound in financial and energy stocks, after a punishing, widespread rout this week on concerns about the health of the global economy, and ahead of the long weekend. Nine of the 10 […]
Sterling Bank Eyes Acquisitions-Reuters
By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Sterling Bank Plc said on Friday its seeking to buy one (1) or two (2) mid-tier banks as sharp falls in the value of the naira and increased regulatory pressure are forcing banks to recapitalise, according to Reuters quoting Abubakar Suleiman, its chief financial officer (CFO). According […]
