Stock market loses N5.97tn in 18 months  – Courtesy Punch Newspaper

The Nigerian capital market has lost over N5.97tn from July 2014 to date, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar Onyema, has said.

He also said 2016 would be a challenging year for the capital market and the Nigerian economy at large.

Onyema disclosed this at the NSE 2015 Market Recap and Outlook for 2016 event held in Lagos on Thursday.

According to him, the performances of the market indices are reflections of scenarios in the wider economy, but pointed out that the current state of the market was creating challenges as well as opportunities for existing and would-be investors.

The global economy, he noted, was poised for moderate economic growth this year.

The NSE boss said, “Among emerging markets, recession has materialised in Brazil and Russia, and the trend is likely to continue amid weakening oil and other commodity prices. The Nigerian stock market has already lost $30bn since July 2014.

“In Sub-Saharan Africa, while the recent performance of Nigeria and South Africa has been lacklustre, the overall region has weathered the commodity slump better than Latin America and elsewhere, with growth slated at 4.3 per cent in 2016, up from 3.8 per cent in 2015.

“This growth is expected to be supported by the moderate recovery in the global economy and growth in low-income developing countries, which compared to 2015, are projected to grow by one more percentage point to 5.8 per cent in 2016.”

The Nigerian capital market has lost over N5.97tn from July 2014 to date, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Oscar Onyema, has said.

He also said 2016 would be a challenging year for the capital market and the Nigerian economy at large. Read more: