Markets

NSE Index Rises 0.46% as Market Rebounds on Bargain Hunting

Published

8 years ago

August 31, 2016

The Nigerian equities market rebounded yesterday after opening on a bearish note on Monday. The market, which went down by 0.30 per cent on Monday, appreciated by 0.46 per cent yesterday on bargain hunting in bellwether stocks.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed higher at 27,493.12, while market capitalisation added N42.8 billion to settle at N9.44 trillion. Similarly, the volume and value of shares traded rose by 174 per cent and 285 per cent from 83.833 million shares valued at N711.123 million to 230.135 million shares worth N2.741 billion yesterday. A total of 17 stocks appreciated compared with 18 stocks that depreciated.

The positive session recorded for the day was largely buoyed by gains in the shares of Dangote Cement Plc, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated.

However, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc led the price gainers’ chart with 9.4 per cent to close at N127.99 per share, trailed by Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, which went up by 8.3 per cent. Skye Bank Plc and Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc chalked up 5.0 per cent apice, just as Wema Bank Plc and Unity Bank Plc appreciated by 4.5 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively.

Presco Plc, AIICO Insurance Plc, ETI, NASCON Allied Industries Plc garnered 2.5 per cent, 1.5 per cent, 1.3 per cent and 1.2 per cent in that order. Nigerian Breweries Plc and Dangote Cement Plc appreciated by 1.2 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively.

Conversely, May & Baker Nigeria Plc led the price losers, falling by 8.9 per cent. Conoil Plc trailed with a loss of 4.9 per cent, followed by Cutix Plc, which shed 4.8 per cent. Fidelity Bank Plc, Sterling Bank Plc and African Prudential Registrars Plc went down by 4.1 per cent, 4.0 per cent and 3.7 per cent in that order. Champion Breweries Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc 3.3 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively.

UBA last week announced an interim dividend of 20 kobo for the half year ended June 30, 2016 following a profit after tax of N31.999 billion recorded for the period.

Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA Plc , Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, had said that even as Naira depreciation and inflationary pressure increased the cost of doing business in Nigeria, the bank leveraged its economics of scale, enhanced operational efficiency and Group shared service structure to moderate its cost-to-income.

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Crude Oil

Oil Prices Rebound on OPEC+ Output Delay Talks and U.S. Inventory Drop

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2 days ago

September 5, 2024

Samed Olukoya

Oil prices made a modest recovery on Thursday on the expectations that OPEC+ may delay planned production increases and the drop in U.S. crude inventories.

Brent crude oil, against which Nigerian oil is priced, rose by 66 cents, or 0.9% to $73.36 per barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude appreciated by 64 cents or 0.9% to $69.84 per barrel.

The rebound in oil prices was a result of the American Petroleum Institute (API) report that revealed that the U.S. crude oil inventories had fallen by a surprising 7.431 million barrels last week, against analysts 1 million barrel decline projection.

The decline signals better than projected demand for the commodity in the United States of America and offers some relief for traders on global demand.

John Evans, an analyst at PVM Oil Associates, attributed the rebound in crude oil prices to the API report.

He said, “There is a pause of breath and light reprieve for oil prices.”

Also, discussions within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, are fueling speculation about a potential delay in planned output increases.

The group was initially expected to increase production by 180,000 a day in October 2024.

However, concerns over softening demand in China and potential developments in Libya’s oil production have prompted the group to reconsider its strategy.

Despite the recent rebound, analysts caution that lingering uncertainties around global oil demand may continue to weigh on prices in the near term.

Energy

Power Generation Surges to 5,313 MW, But Distribution Issues Persist

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3 days ago

September 4, 2024

Samed Olukoya

Nigeria’s power generation continues to get better under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to the latest statement released by Bolaji Tunji, the media aide to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, power generation surged to a three-year high of 5,313 megawatts (MW).

“The national grid on Monday hit a record high of 5,313MW, a record high in the last three years,” the statement disclosed.

Reacting to this, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, called on power distribution companies to take more energy to prevent grid collapse as the grid’s frequency drops when power is produced and not picked by the Discos.

He added that efforts would be made to encourage industries to purchase bulk energy.

However, a top official of one of the Discos was quoted as saying that the power companies were finding it difficult to pick the extra energy produced by generation companies because they were not happy with the tariff on other bands apart from Band A.

“As it is now, we are operating at a loss. Yes, they supply more power but this problem could be solved with improved tariff for the other bands and more meter penetration to recover the cost,” the Disco official, who pleaded not to be named due to lack of authorisation to speak on the matter, said.

On Saturday, the ministry said power generation that peaked at 5,170MW was ramped down by 1,400MW due to Discos’ energy rejection.

Crude Oil

Again NNPC Raises Petrol Price to N897/litre

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4 days ago

September 4, 2024

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has once again increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N855 per litre on Tuesday to N897 on Wednesday.

The increase was after Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Refinery, announced the commencement of petrol production at its refinery.

The continuous increase in pump prices has raised concerns among Nigerians despite the initial excitement from the refinery announcement.

According to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the 650,000 barrels per day refinery will supply 25 million litres of petrol to the Nigerian market daily this September.

This, NMDPRA said will increase to 30 million litres per day in October.

However, the promise of increased fuel supply has not yet eased the situation on the ground.

Tunde Ayeni, a commercial bus driver at an NNPC station in Ikoyi, said “I have been in the queue since 6 a.m. waiting for them to start selling, but we just realised that the pump price has been changed to N897. This is terrible, and yet they still haven’t started selling the product.”

The price hike comes as NNPC continues to struggle with sustaining regular fuel supply.

On Sunday, the company warned that its ability to maintain steady distribution across the country was under threat due to financial strain.

NNPC cited rising supply costs as the cause of its difficulties in keeping up with demand.