Tag: Nigerian Bourse

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 […]

PZ Cussons Nigeria Records 46.42% Drop in 2015 Q3 Pretax Profit

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Soap producer, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc said on Thursday its third quarter (Q3) 2015 pretax profit for the period ended February 27, 2016 dropped 46.42 percent to N2.14 billion from N3.99 billion posted a year ago. Similarly, profit after tax (PAT) declined 41 percent to N1.65 billion […]