Transaction on the floor of the Stock Exchange on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 closed on a positive note. The All Share Index appreciated by 0.03% to settle at 54,904.68 from the previous close of 54,888.48. This brings the year-to-date to 6.33%, the month-to-date to a negative 1.65% and the week-to-date to a negative 0.02% respectively.
Market Capitalisation closed at N29.92trillion. An aggregate of 127,744,354 units of shares were traded in 2,889 deals valued at N1.586billion.
Market Breadth
The market breadth closed Flat as a total of 12 equities gained while 12 equities declined in their share prices.
Percentage Gainers
Linkage Assurance Plc led other gainers with 9.76% growth to close at N0.45, from its previous price of N0.41
Corronation Insurance (Wapic), Champion Breweries and Sterling Bank Plc amongst other gainers also grew their share prices by 7.89%, 4.26% and 2.67% respectively.
Percentage Losers
Ikeja Hotel Plc led other price decliners as it shed 9.65% off its share price to close at N1.03 from its previous close of N1.14
Cadbury Nigeria, University Press and International Breweries Plc were amongst other losers also shed their share prices by 5.83%, 4.76% and 4.30% respectively.
Volume Drivers
UBA Plc traded about 19.600Million units of its shares in 203 deals, valued at N157.244million.
Transcorp Plc traded about 14.448million units of its shares in 55 deals, valued at N18.505million
Fidelity Bank Plc traded about 12.738million units of its shares in 103 deals, valued at N65.668million
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