Posted by : Emog in (Stock Market Update)
Stock Market Update 13/6/2008
The rumored CBN regulation which restricts margin lending
by banks seems to have resulted in a chain reaction between
the local capital market regulators, brokers and the CBN.
Each party trading blames as to the cause of the downturn in
the market. Some believe that these are indicators that the
Nigerian stock market is relatively underdeveloped and not
properly regulated.
The NSE has been growing on an average compound rate of
46% over the past 5 years. This results over the years makes
the NSE one of the best performing equity markets in the world.
However, the recent trend in the market which has been bearish
saw stocks loosing almost all the profit that they have made for
the year. Read the rest of this entry »


