Wole Olajide
Trading activities on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday closed on a positive note as the All Share Index rose by 1.01% to close at 27,629.66 points from the previous close of 27,352.94 points on Wednesday.
Investors gained N135 billion as Market Capitalisation grew by 1.01% to close at N13.442 trillion away from the previous close of N13.307 trillion on Wednesday.
Aggregate volume of traded stocks closed at 272.6 million units, valued at N4.498 billion in 3,425 deals.
Market Breadth
The market breadth closed positive as 22 stocks gained, while 13 stocks declined in their share prices.
Percentage Gainers
Eterna Oil Plc with 10% growth led 21 others on the gainers’ list to close at N2.75 from the previous close of N2.50.
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and WAPIC Insurance among other gainers also grew their share prices by 9.49% and 8.82% respectively.
Percentage Losers
University Press Plc (UPL) and NCR Nigeria Plc both shed 10% of their share prices to close at N1.44 and N4.95% respectively.
MRS and Okomu Oil among others also shed their share prices by 9.83% and 9.78% respectively.
Volume Drivers
- Guaranty Trust Bank traded about 38.2 million units of its shares in 182 deals, valued at N1.028 billion.
- Zenith Bank traded about 54.3 million units of its shares in 364 deals, valued at N977.5 million.