Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange on Thursday closed on a positive note, occasioned by gain in the share price of BUA Cement by 2.14%.
The All Share Index appreciated by 0.40% to settle at 37,954.35 points from the previous close of 37,804.46 points.
Investors gained N78 billion as Market Capitalisation grew by 0.40% to close at N19.781 trillion from the previous close of N19.703 trillion.
An aggregate of 167.4 million units of shares were traded in 3,256 deals, valued at N1.83 billion.
The Market Breadth closed positive as 20 equities appreciated in their share prices against 14 equities that declined in their share prices.
Percentage Gainers
Portland Paints and Mutual Benefit Assurance led other gainers with 10% growth to close at N2.64 and N0.44 respectively.
Learn Africa and Eterna Plc among other gainers also grew their share prices by 3.96% and 3.92% respectively.
Percentage Losers
Juli Plc led other price decliners as it shed 9.56% of its share price to close at N1.23 from the previous close of N1.36.
AIICO Insurance and Chams Plc among other price decliners also shed their share prices by 7.41% and 4.76% respectively.
Volume Drivers
Zenith Bank traded about 13.895 million units of its shares in 279 deals, valued at N330 million.
Sovereign Trust Insurance traded about 12.7 million units of its shares in just 17 deals valued at N3.43 million.
UBA traded about 11.76 million units of its shares in 158 deals, valued at N84.65 million.