Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday closed on a negative note as the All Share Index depreciated by 0.15% to settle at 47,282.67 points, from the previous close of 47.353.22 points, bringing the year-to-date to 0.06%%, the month-to-date to -0.54% and the week-to-date to -0.33 respectively.
Investors lost N38Billion as market capitalisation depreciated by 0.15% to close at N25.483trillion from the previous close of N25.521trillion. An aggregate of 599.507Million units of shares were traded in 4,289 deals valued at N3,831Billion Market Breadth: The market breadth closed negative as 13 equities gained while 20 equities declined in their share prices. Percentage Gainers: PZ Plc led other gainers with 9.55% growth to close at N9.55 from the previous close of N8.60. CWG, Royal Exchange and Niger Insurance Plc amongst other gainers also grew their share prices by 8.08%, 7.14% and 5.00% respectively. Percentage Losers: MRS Plc led other price decliners as it shed 9.96% off its share price to close at N12.20 from the previous close of N13.55. Ikeja Hotel, Wapic Insurance and Mutual Benefit Insurance Plc amongst other losers also shed their share prices by 9.87%, 9.43% and 7.14% respectively. Volume Drivers: E-transact Plc traded about 331.127mIllion units of its shares in 8 deals, valued at N880.810Million. Fidelity Bank Plc traded about 47.794million units of its shares 200 deals, valued at N143.067Million. First Bank Plc traded about 36.755million units of its shares in 289 deals, valued at N435.515Million. |
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