Transaction on the floor of the Stock Exchange on Wednesday, 31st January 2024, closed the last trading day of the month of January on a negative note. The All Share Index declined by 1.90% to settle at 101,154.13 from the previous close of 103,106.85. This brings the year-to-date to 35.78%, the month-to-date to 35.78%, and the week-to-date to a negative 1.17% respectively.
Market Capitalisation closed at N55.358 trillion. An aggregate of 749,128,131 units of shares was traded in 14,288 deals valued at N22,492,142,103.14
Market Breadth
The market breadth closed negative as 11 equities gained while 57 equities declined in share prices.
Percentage Gainers
PZ Cussons and Triple Gee and Company Plc led other gainers with 9.97% growth each to close at N33.10 and N3.42 from its previous price of N30.10 and N3.11 respectively.
Geregu Power, McNichols, and Veritas Kapital Assurance Plc amongst other gainers also grew their share prices by 9.69%, 9.66%, and 9.09% respectively.
Percentage Losers
Zenith Bank, Lafarge Africa, Royal Exchange, Transcorp, May and Baker, UPDC and Sterling Bank Financial Holding Plc led other price decliners as they shed 10% each off their share price to close at N35.10, N36.00, N0.72, N12.96, N6.21, N1.80 and N5.67 from their previous close of N39.00, N40.00, N0.80, N14.40, N6.90, N2.00 and N6.30 respectively
Conoil, NASCON Allied Industries, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and FBN Holding Plc amongst other losers also shed their share prices by 9.98%, 9.97%, 9.96%, and 9.96% respectively.
Volume Drivers
Transcorp Plc traded about 79.679 million units of its shares in 961 deals, valued at N1.062 billion
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc traded about 61.336 million units of its shares in 867 deals, valued at N1.551 billion
Zenith Bank Plc traded about 61.176 million units of its shares in 964 deals, valued at N2.257 billion
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