The company's upstream
segment saw significant growth in the second quarter, which company leaders attributed to multiple factors.
The recruiter's UK & Ireland geographical
segment saw net fees fall 2%, also 2% like for like.
Residential land investment also accelerated by 18%, while the apartment
segment saw the largest annual increase in terms of dollar volume, growing by 69% to reach $849 million.
Concurrently, unsold stock in the affordable
segment saw an increase of nearly 3 per cent as maximum new launches catered to this segment during the period.
In the first four months of the year, this
segment saw a decline of 10.2 percent to 7,016 units from a year ago.
Trading at the Bureau De Change (BDC)
segment saw the naira closing at N360 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N470 and N402, respectively.
As well, its Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance
segment saw earned premiums jump by nearly $451 million.
Trading and distribution
segment saw 7.8% and 9.9% increase in net profit and revenue respectively, on Ebn Sina Medical -- the largest business in the trading and distribution segment -- which enjoyed a particularly successful year as it saw increases in both revenue and net profit.
Parker Hannifin's diversified industrial
segment saw a 4 percent gain in sales to $1.6 billion and a 14 percent gain in operating income to $257.8 million in North America, while international sales decreased 3 percent to $1.2 billion and operating income rose 15 percent to $189.1 million.
The electricity
segment saw a decrease by 8.0 percent between October and the previous month, while the annual decrease compared with October 2017 was 2.5 percent.
Miscellaneous goods and services category recorded a 1.32 per cent rise in prices, while restaurants and hotels
segment saw a 0.34 per cent growth in price index.
Contestants could also "grab a grand" in the show's weekly phone-in game show challenge while the Wait Till I Get You Home
segment saw children revealing some embarrassing home truths about their parents.
