Economy
Chinese, Japanese Stocks Decline
By Investors Hub
Asian stocks reversed early gains to end mixed on Tuesday as investors digested news of a terrorist attack in Manchester, England, and fresh revelations provided additional evidence that the White House actively sought to undermine the FBI investigation into Russia.
At least twenty-two people were killed and around 50 others injured in a suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert late Monday in Manchester, police have said.
Separately, the Washington Post reported that U.S. President Donald Trump urged two senior intelligence officials in March to publicly deny any evidence of collusion between his campaign and Russia.
Chinese shares extended losses for a second straight session on renewed concerns over a regulatory crackdown on shadow banking and speculative trading. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 13.95 points or 0.45 percent to 3,061.72, although Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index inched up 11.81 points or 0.05 percent to 25,403.15.
Japanese shares fell as news of the suspected terrorist attack in Britain and the political crisis gripping Washington lifted the safe-haven yen and kept export-oriented shares under pressure.
Manufacturing activity in Japan expanded at the weakest pace in six months in May, preliminary data from IHS Markit showed, further weighing on the markets.
The Nikkei 225 Index ended down 65 points or 0.33 percent at 19,613.28, while the broader Topix index closed 0.16 percent lower at 1,565.22.
Australian shares fell slightly, dragged down by banking and material stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index reversed early gains to end the session down 11 points or 0.19 percent at 5,760.20. The broader All Ordinaries index slipped 8.40 points or 0.14 percent to 5,802.80.
The big four banks fell between 0.3 percent and 1 percent as concerns about the government’s new bank levy persisted. Mining giant Rio Tinto shed 0.7 percent after launching an offer to buy back up to $2.5 billion of its U.S. dollar-denominated bonds.
Rival BHP Billiton dropped 1.2 percent and Fortescue Metals Group lost over 2 percent. Meanwhile, biopharmaceutical firm CSL and gold miners were among the prominent gainers.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The additional shares sold by Morison Industries Plc through private placement have been listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited.
The additional equities were brought to Customs Street last week, according to a circular issued by the Head of Issuer Regulation Department of the NGX, Mr Godstime Iwenekhai.
The company listed a total of 266,838,125 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each at N1.50 per unit, amounting to N400.3 million, Business Post reports.
The listing of these new stocks of Morison Industries has increased the fully paid-up shares of the organisation to 1,256,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each from 989,161,875 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each.
“Trading licence holders are hereby notified that additional 266,838,125 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each of Morison Industries Plc were (on) Tuesday, January 13, 2026, listed on the daily official list of Nigerian Exchange Limited.
The additional shares listed on NGX arose from the company’s private placement of 266,838,125 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each at N1.50 per share.
“With the listing of the additional shares, the total issued and fully paid-up shares of Morison Industries Plc have now increased from 989,161,875 to 1,256,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each,” the disclosure disclosed.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has projected a single-digit inflation rate for Nigeria at 9.84 per cent in its wider optimistic forecast for this year.
In its 12th National Economic Outlook and Its Implication for Businesses in 2026, the bankers group saw a better metric compared to those of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The CBN and the IMF respectively see Nigeria’s economy growing at 4.49 per cent and 4.2 per cent, and the inflation rate dropping to 14.45 per cent and 18 per cent while the foreign reserves rise to N45.78 billion and $43 billion respectively this year.
However, in the outlook presentation by Professor Biodun Adedipe, the CIBN projects a 4.51 per cent GDP growth rate and a 9.84 per cent inflation rate. It forecast the exchange rate stabilizing at N1,420/$1 and the foreign reserves hitting $50.8 billion.
Business Post reports that Professor Adedipe, corporate finance scholar and founder of B. Adedipe Associates Ltd, has been presenting the national economic outlook since 12 years ago, with the firm claiming to initiate the trend in Nigeria, before even the CBN and others caught on with it.
Last week, after a revised approach Nigeria’s headline inflation eased to 15.5 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, down from 17.33 per cent in the preceding month. On a month-on-month basis, headline inflation slowed to 0.54 per cent in December, compared to 1.22 per cent in November.
Ahead of the data release, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had cautioned that the rebasing exercise could result in a temporary “artificial spike” in the December inflation figures.
Mr Adeyemi Adeniran, the statistician-general of the federation, said the adjustment in the reference period, known as the base year, would affect the headline number.
“This artificial spike is a result of the base effect of December 2024, which is equated to 100, following the rebasing exercise,” Mr Adeniran said.
By Dipo Olowookere
Eighty equities appreciated on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week compared with the 84 equities recorded in the previous week, as 17 equities depreciated versus 22 equities in the preceding week, while 50 equities remained unchanged versus 42 equities of the earlier week.
NCR Nigeria gained 60.79 per cent to finish at N128.55, SCOA Nigeria grew by 59.36 per cent to N14.90, Deap Capital expanded by 48.67 per cent to N4.46, Jaiz Bank soared by 45.73 per cent to N8.19, and Omatek surged by 38.28 per cent to N1.77.
At the other end, Ikeja Hotel lost 12.38 per cent to settle at N35.05, Austin Laz declined by 9.20 per cent to N3.75, Eterna crashed by 7.71 per cent to N32.30, Universal Insurance went down by 7.69 per cent to N1.20, and Eunisell retreated by 7.57 per cent to N156.95.
The bourse remained bullish in the week, with the All-Share Index (ASI) up by 2.36 per cent to 166,129.50, and the market capitalisation up by 2.48 per cent to N106.354 trillion.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher apart from the AFR Div Yield index, which depreciated by 0.15 per cent.
In the five-day trading week, investors traded 4.607 billion shares worth N130.636 billion in 263,439 deals, in contrast to the 4.164 billion shares valued at N94.026 billion transacted in 248,254 deals a week earlier.
Further analysis showed that financial stocks led the activity chart with 3.126 billion units worth N47.225 billion traded in 94,186 deals, contributing 67.84 per cent and 36.15 per cent to the total trading volume and value, respectively.
Services equities followed with 353.436 million units sold for N5.096 billion in 17,764 deals, while ICT shares exchanged 277.263 million equities valued at N18.009 billion in 28,525 deals.
Sovereign Trust Insurance, Access Holdings, and Linkage Assurance were the busiest stocks last week, trading 1.406 billion units valued at N9.735 billion in 11,732 deals, contributing 30.52 per cent and 7.45 per cent to the total trading volume and value apiece.
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