A total of 464 in the S&P 500 that have declared their earnings for the first quarter of 2026 surpassed expectations, South African Oldest Bank, First National Bank (FNB) said in a brief on Friday.

First HoldCo Plc extended its bullish momentum as renewed investor interest and strong market participation pushed its share price higher.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc’s (GTCO) and Guaranty Trust Bank Limited’s (GTB) – its main operating subsidiary – Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B’. Fitch has also affirmed their National Long-Term Ratings at ‘AA+(nga)’.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC’s and Stanbic IBTC Bank Ltd.’s – its banking subsidiary – National Long-Term Ratings at ‘AAA(nga)’ with stable outlooks.

In capital markets, there are moments when rhetoric becomes irrelevant, and conviction is measured only in cash deployed. Today, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, delivered one of those moments.

MTN Group (MTN) released an update for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025. Service revenue increased 20.5% to R56.7 billion.  The topline was buoyed by 5.4% increase in customer base, which expanded to 312.7 million.