Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange on Tuesday closed on a negative note as the All Share Index depreciated by 0.09% to settle at 43.859.30 points, from the previous close of 43.897.13 points, bringing the year-to-date to 2.65%, the month-to-date to 2.65% and the week-to-date to 0.01% respectively. Investors lost N20Billion as Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.09% to close at N23.631trillion from the previous close of N23.651trillion. An aggregate of 294.539Million units of shares were traded in 4,501 deals, valued at N6.768Billion. Market Breadth: The market breadth closed negative as 17 equities gained while 27 equities declined in their share prices. Percentage Gainers: BUA Food Plc led other gainers with 10% growth to close at N64.35 from the previous close of N58.50. Eternal, Union Bank, and Wema Bank Plc amongst other gainers also grew their share prices by 5.09%, 4.63% and 3.57% respectively. Percentage Losers: Mutual Benefit Plc led other price decliners as it shed 10% off its share price to close at N0.27 from the previous close of N0.30. Berger, UPDCreit and Nestle Plc amongst other losers also shed their share prices by 9.94%, 8.14% and 7.81% respectively. Volume Drivers: Transcorp Plc traded about 58.357million units of its shares in 102 deals, valued at N57.360Billion. BUA Foods Plc traded about 51.526million units of its shares in 206 deals, valued at N3.316Billion. First Bank Plc traded about 16.507million units of its shares in 165 deals, valued at N197.304Million. |
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January 11, 2022