Economy
Nigerian Exchange at 60: Ogunbanjo, Onyema Thank Stakeholders
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
For supporting the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc through its 60 years of operations, the different stakeholders of the bourse have been thanked by the Group Chairman and the Group CEO, Mr Abimbola Ogunbanjo and Mr Oscar Onyema, respectively.
On August 25, 1961, the group commenced operations as Lagos Stock Exchange. It later metamorphosed into the Nigerian Stock Exchange before transforming to the NGX Group in 2021.
The exchange was actually established on September 15, 1960, but it started operations nearly a year later.
When it was started, the original subscribers of the articles of association were R.S.V. Scott, representing C.T. Bowring and Co. Nigeria Ltd; Theophilus Adebayo Doherty; Odumegwu Ojukwu; Mr Akintola Williams and Shehu Bukar, as well as John Holt Ltd and Investment Company of Nigeria Ltd (ICON).
“We celebrate the vision of these seven individuals and organisations, who in the Nigerian spirit, broke new ground in starting the exchange, and we are proud of our sterling history over these six decades.
“From our humble beginnings when only 19 securities were listed for trading, we are now demutualised and we trade over 300 securities worth about N35 trillion,” Mr Ogunbanjo stated.
As for Mr Onyema, he praised the contributions of the capital market ecosystem for contributing to the growth of the NGX Group in the past 60 years.
“To the trading license holders, issuers, regulators, government and its agencies, media and other stakeholders, we recognise your support and reiterate our commitment to building a market infrastructure group that supports your business objectives across the entire value chain for many years to come,” he said.
He further commented on the group’s efforts to build on the existing legacy, saying, “In consonance with the innovative spirit of our founding fathers which has continued to drive our operations, demutualisation has allowed us to transition into a profit-driven, shareholder-held, and globally competitive organisation.”
“Building on six decades of growth and partnership, NGX Group of companies is now positioned to be a key player in strengthening our competitiveness on a larger scale.
“Our recently launched campaign The Stock Africa Is Made Of further encapsulates our commitment to fulfilling the dreams of our founding fathers not only in Nigeria but also in Africa,” he added.
It would be recalled that NGX Group recently refreshed its brand identity in an official launch event headlined by President Muhammadu Buhari.
NGX Group’s new structure boasts three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, the operating exchange with Mr Temi Popoola, CFA as CEO; NGX Regulation (NGX RegCo) Limited, the independent regulation company with Ms Tinuade Awe as CEO; and NGX Real Estate (NGX RelCo) Limited, the real estate company with Mr Gabriel Igbeka as acting CEO.
In its 60 years of business, the local bourse has enabled Nigeria, which is the largest economy in Africa, as a leading integrated market infrastructure group on the continent.
By Dipo Olowookere
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited further grew by 1.00 per cent on Friday as investors look forward to the rates meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) next week.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the CBN begins next Monday and analysts anticipate a rate cut due to the reduction in the country’s inflation rate to 22.22 per cent in June 2025.
At its last meeting in May, the committee retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.50 per cent to study the markets further.
At the stock market yesterday, investors mopped up financial equities, especially the banking space, with FCMB trading 1.3 billion shares valued at N12.6 billion.
Further, Fidelity Bank transacted 1.2 billion equities worth N23.0 billion, Access Holdings exchanged 113.8 million stocks for N3.1 billion, Chams sold 92.6 million shares valued at N293.9 million, and Zenith Bank traded 50.7 million equities worth N3.7 billion.
At the close of business, the market participants bought and sold 3.4 billion stocks for N62.4 billion in 28,593 deals compared with the 1.2 billion stocks worth N42.8 billion exchanged in 37,418 deals on Thursday, a decline in the number of deals by 23.59 per cent, and a rise in the trading volume and value by 183.33 per cent and 45.79 per cent, respectively.
The trio of NCR Nigeria, Learn Africa, and UPDC chalked up 10.00 per cent each to sell for N6.60, N6.27, and N4.84 apiece, as BUA Cement gained 9.98 per cent to close at N123.40, and Ellah Lakes also appreciated by 9.98 per cent to N10.80.
Conversely, Red Star Express depleted by 9.97 per cent to N12.92, Union Dicon lost 9.62 per cent to finish at N10.80, Academy Press shed 6.67 per cent to quote at N7.00, Sterling Holdings decreased by 4.34 per cent to N6.17, and First HoldCo slumped by 4.10 per cent to N33.95.
The market breadth index was positive during the trading session after the bourse ended with 46 price gainers and 25 price losers, implying a strong investor sentiment.
Business Post reports that the All-Share Index (ASI) increased by 1,301.80 points to 131,585.66 points from 130,283.86 points and the market capitalisation expanded by N823 billion to N83.241 trillion from N82.418 trillion.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange closed the last trading session of the week higher by 0.03 per cent on Friday, July 18.
This was buoyed by the gains recorded by the duo of Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc and Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC) Plc.
According to data from the alternative stock exchange, CSCS Plc rose by N4.50 to close at N38.00 per share compared with the preceding day’s N36.80 per share, and LBIC Plc appreciated by 4 Kobo to N3.12 per unit from N3.04 per unit.
However, the price of FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc went down by N3.94 to end at N61.00 per share versus Thursday’s value of N64.94 per share, and Acorn Petroleum Plc weakened by 13 Kobo to finish at N1.20 per unit compared with the preceding day’s N1.33 per unit.
At the close of transactions, the market capitalisation of the trading platform surged by N630 million to N2.043 trillion from N2.042 trillion and the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) soared by 1.07 points to 3,488.74 points from the 3,487.67 points it ended a day earlier.
Yesterday, there was a 49,784.9 per cent increase in the volume of securities to 125.9 million units from 252,312 units, just as there was 1,783.6 per cent rise in the value of securities to N125.9 million from N21.4 million, while the number of deals declined by 4 per cent to 24 deals from 25 deals.
Impresit Bakolori Plc was the most active stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with 536.9 million units worth N524.8 million, trailed by Air Liquide Plc with 507.2 million units sold for N4.2 billion, and Geo-Fluids Plc with 277.2 million units traded for N516.3 million.
Okitipupa Plc also remained the most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis with 153.9 million units transacted for N4.9 billion, followed by Air Liquide Plc with 507.2 million units worth N4.2 billion, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc with 42.3 million units valued at N1.8 billion.
By Adedapo Adesanya
A marginal loss of 10 Kobo or 0.01 per cent was suffered by the Naira against the United States Dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) on Friday, July 18.
According to data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the exchange rate closed at N1,533.32/$1 compared with the N1,533.22/$1 it ended on Thursday.
Similarly, the Nigerian currency depreciated further against the Pound Sterling in the official market during the trading session by N3.56 to trade at N2,060.08/£1 compared with the previous day’s N2,056.52/£1 and lost N8.60 against the Euro to finish at N1,785.02/€1 versus the N1,776.42/€1 it was exchanged a day earlier.
The further decline in the local currency came amid concerns about the sustainability of the currency defense strategy of the central bank as well as the weak state of oil earnings, subdued foreign portfolio investment inflows, and uncertainties around external financing.
Meanwhile, there are positives that the Naira may latch onto including improved crude output as well as enhanced foreign portfolio investment (FPI) inflows amid slowdown in import trade-related outflows.
In the black market, the Nigerian Naira closed flat against the Dollar yesterday at N1,535/$1.
The cryptocurrency market succumbed to profit-taking after President Donald Trump fulfilled part of his vow to establish US crypto regulations on Friday, signing legislation into law that formally established rules for stablecoin issuers.
The milestone marked a first step that the digital assets industry hopes will end with the more important regulatory regime governing the wider crypto markets.
The GENIUS Act will now be forwarded to the federal financial and banking agencies that must implement its various provisions. That will include formalizing the definitions for what kind of firms make acceptable issuers of stablecoins.
Litecoin (LTC) dropped 5.9 per cent to sell at $102.48, Cardano (ADA) lost 5.9 per cent to trade at $0.8244, Solana (SOL) declined by 3.8 per cent to close at $176.55, Ripple (XRP) fell by 3.5 per cent to $3.44, Ethereum (ETH) tumbled by 2.2 per cent to $3,575.00, Binance Coin (BNB) depreciated by 1.9 per cent to $732.95, and Bitcoin (BTC) slumped by 1.8 per cent to $118,218.96.
However, Dogecoin (DOGE) jumped by 1.8 per cent to $0.2511, while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) and the US Dollar Coin (USDC) remained unchanged at $1.00 each.
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