Nigerian Stocks Slide as Investors Hold Back Ahead of Key Economic Indicators

Nigerian Stocks Slide as Investors Hold Back Ahead of Key Economic Indicators

Prediction on Nigerian Equities Looks Seedier than a Wet Soil Granola

NGX All‑Share Index: It’s Taking a Little Nippy Bite

On Tuesday, Nigerian equities opened lower, trading like someone hit the “reset” button on a coffee machine that just started to work.

Mixed Bag of Stocks

  • Honeywell Flour Mills and International Breweries floated the market, soaring higher than a peacock at a feather‑cloudly contest.
  • Transcorp and Zenith Bank shrank, dropping like a hot‑dog dropped from a stall.

Maybe a Boost from Dangote’s Shipyard Plan

All eyes turn to Aliko Dangote’s deep‑seaport idea in Olokola, Ogun State: a mega‑shipyard that could untangle Nigeria’s trade knots and keep petrochemicals, LNG, and fertilizers shipping smoothly.

Data‑Friday: Inflation & GDP Deliver the Punch

  • Inflation slid to 22.97% in May from 23.71% in April—a sigh of relief, but the numbers still keep the fiscal engine bumping.
  • Q4 GDP grew 3.84%, powered by services leaping ahead at 5.37%. If the Q1 numbers keep the trend, risk appetite may bump back in, giving the market another chance to grin.

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