Transaction on the floor of the Stock Exchange on Wednesday 3rd January, 2024, sustained its bullish run and closed on a positive note. The All Share Index appreciated by 2.04% to settle at 77,537.57 from the previous close of 75,990.88. This brings the year-to-date to 3.67%, month-to-date to 3.67%, and the week-to-date to 3.67% respectively.
Market Capitalisation closed at N42.430 trillion. An aggregate of 927,558,142 units of shares was traded in 11,629 deals valued at 10,691,062,576.65
Market Breadth
The market breadth closed positive as 78 equities gained while 7 equities declined in share prices.
Percentage Gainers
United Bank for Africa (UBA), Berger Paints, Conerstone Insurance, Custodian Investment, Dangote Sugar Refinery, FCMB, Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank, Ikeja Hotel, Nascon Aliied Industries, Morison Industries and UNiversity Press Plc led other gainers with 10% growth each to close at N28.60, N14.30, N1.65, N9.90,.N63.25, N8.25, N7.26, N7.26, N59.40, N3.02 and N2.64 from their previous price of N26.00, N13.00, N1.50, N57.00, N7.50, N6.60, N6.60, N54.00, 2.80and N2.40 respectively
Multiverse Mining and Exploration, Transcorp Hotel, Transcorp Access Bank Holding and Wema Bank Plc amongst other gainers also grew their share prices by 9.99%, 9.99%, 9.98%, 9.98% and 9.91% respectively.
Percentage Losers
Learn Africa Plc led other price decliners as it shed 9.09% off its share price to close at N2.90 from its previous close of N3.19
Champion Breweries, C & I Leasing, and NGX Group Plc amongst other losers also shed their share prices by 7.32%, 2.33%, and 1.70% respectively.
Volume Drivers
Fidelity Bank Plc traded about 101.113 million units of its shares in 473 deals, valued at N1.312 billion
FCMB Plc traded about 79.063 million units of its shares in 440 deals, valued at 644.032 million
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc traded about 55.503 million units of its shares in 634 deals, valued at 1.544 billion
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