Renewed worries about Europe overshadowed an encouraging U.S.jobs report on Thursday, leaving major stock indexes roughly where they started. Germany’s economy shrank more than expected late last year, and the slowdown in Europe‘s largest economy deepened the region’s ongoing recession. That’s a troubling sign for the U.S., because sales to […]
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Equities close positive, index rises by 0.04%
Nigerian shares recorded marginal gains on Thursday as the capital market closed positive for the second consecutive day. At the end of trading activities on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the NSE All Share Index appreciated by 0.04 per cent or 9.93 basis points to close at 26,356.63 […]
Profit-taking’ll dominate activities this week – Analysts
The equities section of the Nigerian Stock Exchange may not record significant increase this week, capital market analysts have said. This prediction was based on the fact that there is a huge possibility of profit-taking by investors, who would want to cash in on the gains in stock prices. According […]
