The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Tuesday announced an upgraded of its website, adopting a mobile friendly, cleaner layout and easy navigation, besides enabling quicker access to information, among others.
Users of information can also see at a glance the usual All-Share index, deals, volume and value of transaction, in addition to splitting market capitalization into equity, bond and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).
While the NSE ASI at the close of Tuesday’s trading stood at 36,952.41 basis points, a total of 238.364m shares worth N4.416bn were traded in 4,238.00; equity cap was N12.789tr; bond cap, N7.87tr; and ETF cap, N6.482tr.
Commenting on the website upgrade, NSE’s chief executive, Oscar Onyema, said it is in line with the drive to create more liquidity and improve participation in the market through greater access to information and visibility for all securities listed on the Exchange.
“Accessibility and usability are our watchwords in providing capital market information to existing and potential investors. We aim for an Exchange that is easily accessible and actively used by investors who now have greater thirst for more information and detailed disclosure information to make sound investment decisions.
“The explosion of online services and the rising popularity of the internet will continue to create new opportunities for the Exchange to utilize in its determination to constantly improve the level of services it provides to the market”, he added.
Acting Head of Technology, Tosin Beredugo assured that users will experience improved page load performance with the website upgrade. He noted that with the upgrade, the NSE is laying a foundation for future technological enhancements which will enable the Exchange offer more services to its stakeholders.
According to the Head, Corporate Communications, Olumide Orojimi, the NSE undertook the upgrade with the user experience in mind, expressing happiness over the upgraded website which contains robust information for diverse stakeholders in our ecosystem.
The revamp, he continued, was occasioned by feedbacks from users who wanted certain high demand pages easier to navigate and some key changes implemented. For example, using analytics from visits and usage of our website, we added filter functionality to the Corporate Disclosure page to enable users browse through results filed by listed companies easily.
“Our online visitors can now experience a more vibrant and seamless view of our offerings,” he added.