NGX ASI rises 0.49% as BUACEMENT and DANGCEM lead rotation
The NGX ASI closed up 0.4894% at 1,872.53 on Aug. 19, after a 1.47% decline flagged on Aug. 18 in analyst notes. Rotation centered on industrials, with BUACEMENT up 14.7% over 5 days at 316 NGN and DANGCEM up 8.7% over 5 days, while DANGSUGAR fell 5.5% over 5 days, according to Aug. 18-19 analyst reports. UACN jumped 6.6% on Aug. 19, but Aradel dropped 10% despite $92.25 oil, according to analysts, while NGXGROUP lost 8.6% over 5 days on Aug. 18. On single stocks, MTN Nigeria slid on interim dividend selling, according to MarketForces Africa, while Transcorp Power reported H1 2026 margins holding firm and a resilient balance sheet despite grid vandalism disruption, Proshare reported. Stanbic IBTC alerted the NGX on Aug. 12 to a possible H1 filing delay, according to Punch Newspapers, then said on Aug. 14 it upgraded its corporate transaction platform to Nucleus Software's FinnAxia 9.0, according to FinTech Futures, while Seplat Energy disclosed its Q2 2026 exchange rate and a special dividend on Aug. 13, according to TradingView.
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