Trading activities of the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday closed in red as the All Share index declined marginally by 0.06% to close at 36,479.42 points from the previous close of 36,499.67 points on Friday.
Market capitalisation closed at 13.315 trillion, declining by 0.05% from the previous close of N13.322 trillion, thereby shedding about N7 billion
Volume and value of traded stocks declined by 31.57% and 52.21% closing at 182.3 million units and N2.03 billion respectively.
Market Breadth
21 stocks gained while 25 stocks lost bringing the market breadth to a negative round off.
Percentage Gainers
Consolidated Hallmark and Niger Insurance both gained 10% above their share prices, both closing at 33 kobo respectively.
Equity Assurance and Union Diagnostics both gained 9.09% above their share prices closing at 24 kobo and 36 kobo respectively.
Wapco, Neimeth and Diamond Bank also gained 8.93%, 8.33% and 6.84% respectively ahead other stocks on the percentage gainers’ chart.
Percentage Losers
Ikeja Hotel tops the losers chart, shedding 9.90% of it share price to close at N2.82 from N3.13. ALEX shed 9.78% while UCAP and Beta Glass both shed 9.09% of their share prices
Volume Drivers
Zenith Bank traded about 11.47 million units of its shares in 444 deals, valued at N274.5 million
UCAP traded 20.37 million units of its shares in 254 deals valued at N58.33 million