In the trading week ended Friday October 6, Nigeria’s equities market rose by 0.11percent while investors booked N179billion gain. In the four-day trading week, the market recorded equal days of positive and negative closes.

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While banking and consumer goods stocks were on demand, industrial, oil and gas, and insurance stocks were offered for sale by investors. The market’s year-to-date (YtD) postive return increased to +29.66 percent.

The market which had started the review week with All-Share Index (ASI) and equities capitalisation at 66,382.14 points and N36.331trillion respectively increased to
66,454.57 points and N36.510trillion as at Friday, October 6.

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“We expect continued bargain-hunting on fundamentally sound names in the
domestic market as investors anticipate corporate actions and Q3 earnings,” said CardinalStone Research analysts in a recent note.

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“Elsewhere, we expect the risk-off sentiments to persist in the global market, with energy prices likely to pressure consumer wallets. The surge in US inflation may also mean that the US Fed would likely sustain its hawkish rhetoric, which could support the dollar’s strength and a continued repricing of risk assets,” the analysts added.

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By Iheanyi Nwachukwu • October 8, 2023

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.

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