Transaction on the floor of the Stock Exchange on Friday October 20, 2023, closed the last trading day of the week on a negative note as the All Share Index declined by 0.27% to settle at 66,916.41 from the previous close of 67,098.80. This brings the year-to-date to 30.34%, the month-to-date to 0.82% and the week-to-date to a negative 0.41% respectively.
Market Capitalisation closed at N36.763Trillion. An aggregate of 205,893,205 units of shares were traded in 4,986 deals valued at N6.380billion.
Market Breadth
The market breadth closed negative as a total of 14 equities gained while 20 equities declined in their share prices.
Percentage Gainers
Thomas Wyatt Plc led other gainers with 10% growth to close at N3.63 from its previous price of N3.30
Ikeja Hotel, Omatek Ventures and AIICO Insurance Plc amongst other gainers also grew their share prices by 7.51%, 7.14% and 4.48% respectively.
Percentage Losers
Cadbury Nigeria Plc led other price decliners as it shed 10% off its share price to close at N12.60 from its previous close of N14.00
Flour Mills Nigeria, Sovereign Trust Insurance and Guinea Insurance Plc amongst other losers also shed their share prices by 9.03%, 8.33% and 8.00% respectively.
Volume Drivers
Fidelity Bank Plc traded about 28.134million units of its shares in 218 deals, valued at N230.175million
FCMB Plc traded about 18.032million units of its shares in 135 deals, valued at N108.189million.
Zenith Bank Plc traded about 18.023million units of its shares in 280 deals, valued at N596.723million
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