Transaction on the floor of the Stock Exchange on Thursday June 8, 2023 closed on a negative note as the All Share Index declined by 0.12% to settle at 55,956.59 from the previous close of 56,025.56. This brings the year-to-date to 9.22%, the month-to-date to 0.35% and the week-to-date to a 0.25% respectively.
Market Capitalisation closed at N30.468trillion. An aggregate of 531,784,757 units of shares were traded in 6,061 deals valued at N7.682billion.
Market Breadth
The market breadth closed positive as a total of 41 equities gained while 13 equities declined in their share prices. The overall ASI decline was as a result of 1.38% dceline in the price Dangote Cement
Percentage Gainers
Sovereign Trust Insurance, E-Tranzact, Prestige Assurance, Secure Electronic Technology, Japaul Gold and Unity Bank Plc led other gainers with 10% growth each to close at N0.44, N4.84, N0.44, N0.33, N0.44 and N0.66 from their previous price of N0.40, N4.40, N0.40, N0.30, N0.40 and N0.60 respectively
MRS Oil Nigeria, Cornerstone Insurabnce and Eterna Plc amongst other gainers also grew their share prices by 9.96%, 9.90 and 9.80% respectively.
Percentage Losers
John Halt Plc led other price decliners as it shed 9.68% off its share price to close at N1.40 from its previous close of N1.55
Caverton, Coronation Insurance (Wapic) and Glaxo SmithKline Plc were amongst other losers also shed their share prices by 7.14%, 6.62% and 5.30% respectively.
Volume Drivers
UBA Plc traded about 177.475million units of its shares in 506 deals, valued at N11.724billion
NPF Micro Finance Bank Plc traded about 51.802million units of its shares in 28 deals, valued at N93.295million.
Access Bank Holding Plc traded about 32.103million units of its shares in 409 deals, valued at N412.987million
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