I have noticed that the price of shares of many quoted coys rises towards the end of their financial year( I stand to be corrected). Believe it will help us to know when and when not to buy .Can we get the months that ends the financial yr of the quoted coys. Send in the ones you know.
Intercontinental=June/July
First bank= June/July

Hi, you hit the nail on the head.  You can make some money on the timing.  Here are some year end dates of some stocks

7UP                 31st March
ACCESSBANK 31st March
AFRIBANK 31st March
ACEN INSURANCE 31st Dec
ABOSELDEHYDE 31st March
ACADEMY PRESS 31st March
AGLEVENTIS 31st Dec
AIICO                 31st Dec
ATLAS                 31st Dec
ALUMACO                 31st Dec
AP (AFRICAN PETROL.M) 31st Dec
ASHAKACEM 31st Dec
AVON CROWN CAPS 31st March
BEVERAGES 31st Dec
BCC(Benue Cement Co) 31st Dec
B O C GASES 30 Sept
BERGER Paints 31st Dec
BEWAC (delisted 31st Dec
B C N                 31st Dec
CADBURY                 31st Dec
CAP Plc (Chemical &Allied) 31st Dec
CCNN (Cement co of North) 31st Dec
CFAO                 31st Dec
CHEVRON
CHELLARAMS 31st March
CHRISTLIB 31st Dec
CAPPA & DALBERTO 31st March
COOPBANK 31st March
CONOIL                 31st Dec
CORNERSTONE INS 31st Dec
COSTAIN  WA PLC 31st March
CRUSADER 31st Dec
CUTIX
DELTGLAS
DIAMOND BANK 30th April
DNMEYER                 31st Dec
DTIMES
DUNLOP                 31st Dec
ECOBANK                 31st Dec
EKOCORP                 31st Dec

ETERNAOIL
EVANSMED 31st Dec
FCMB                 30th April
FIRSTALUM 31st Dec
FIRSTBANK 31st March
FIDELITY BANK PLC 30th June
FLOURMILL 31st March
FIRSTINLAND BANK
G S K                 31st Dec
GUARANTY 28th FEB
GUINNESS 30th June
GROMMAC 31st Dec
HALLMARK PAPER PROD 31st Dec
IBTC CHARTERED 31st March
INCAR                 31st Dec
IGL
INTERCONT 28 Feb
INTRA MOTORS 31st March
INTERLINKED TECH. 30th June
IPWA  PLC 31st Dec
JBERGER 31st Dec
JOHNHOLT 30th Sept.
LAWUNION 31st Dec
LENNARDS 30 Sept.
LIVESTOCK 31st March
LONGMAN                 31st Dec.

MAY&BAKER 31st Dec
MUTUAL BENEFIT 31st Dec
MOBIL                 31st Dec
MORISSON 31st Dec
NAMPAK                 31st March
NIGERIAN ENALMELWARE 30 Sept.
NB (Nigerian Breweries) 31st Dec
NBC (Nigerian Bottling Co.) 31st Dec
NEIMETH Inter 31st March
NESTLE                 31st Dec
NIG-GERMAN 31st Dec
NIGWIRE (IND.PLC) 31st Dec
NIWICABLE 30th Sept.
N C R NIG. PLC 31st Dec
OANDO  PLC 31st Dec.
OCEANIC Bank 30th Sept.
OKOMUOIL 31st Dec.
OMEGA BANK PLC 31st Dec.
OWENABANK
PFIZER
PHARMDEKO 31st Dec.
PLATINUMHABIB BANK
PREMPAINTS 31st Dec.
PRESCO                 31st March
PRESTIGE INSURANCE 31st Dec.
P  Z                 31st May
ROYAL EXG INSURANCE 31st Dec.
RTBRISCOE 31st Dec.
SKBEECHAM
SKYE  BANK PLC 30th Sept.
SCOA                  31st Dec.
SPRING BANK
STERLING BANK 30th June
STOCKVIS                 31st Dec.
STUDIO PRESS NIG PLC 31st Dec
TEXACO                 31st Dec
THOMAS WYATT 31st March
TOTAL                 31st Dec.
TRIPLE GEE AND CO PLC 31st March
TRANS. CORP
UAC-PROP
UACN                  31st Dec.
UBA  (new acctg period) 30th Sept.
UNION BANK 31st March
UNIC  INSURANCE 31st Dec.
UNILEVER 31st Dec.
UNION HOMES 31st March
UNITY BANK
UNITED NIG TEXTILES PLC 31st Dec.
UNIVERSITY PRESS 31st March
UTC                 31st Dec.
VITAFOAM 30th Sept.
VONO (Vaughan Or No Other) 31st Dec.
WAPCO(West Afri Ptlnd) 31st Dec.
WAPIC Insurance 31st Dec.
WEMABANK 31st March
ZENITHBANK 30th June

The ones I dont know are left blank.     As to time of going in, I generally go in 5months before year end for stocks that I know will go up.  For those I am not sure, I wait for second quarter result.   I also have previous year's high, like First Bank went up N72.76 (2006).  Go to www.firstglobalselect.com (click on Nigeria, and click on "complete list" to see graphic chart covering six months.  You can share knowledge with me at  Naijaforward@yahoo.com