Investors gained ₦9 billion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX) on Tuesday to bounce back from sessions of losses to close trading at ₦29.910 trillion.
The NGX Market Capitalisation appreciated by 0.03% to close at ₦29.910 trillion from the previous close of ₦29.901 trillion.
Similarly, the All-Share-Index (ASI) improved to closed at 54,904.68 points from the previous close of 54,888.48 points.
An aggregate of 127.7 million units of shares were traded in 2,987 deals, valued at ₦1.586 billion.
The Market Breadth closed balance as 12 equities appreciated in their share prices against 12 equities that declined in their share prices.
Gainers
Linkage Assurance led the gainers with 9.76% growth to close at ₦0.45 from the previous close of ₦0.41.
WAPIC, Champion Breweries and Sterling Bank among other gainers also grew their share prices by 7.89%, 4.26% and 2.64% respectively.
Losers
Ikeja Hotel led price losers’ table as it shed 9.65% of its share price to close at ₦1.03 from the previous close of ₦1.14.
CADBURY, University Press and International Breweries among other price losers also shed their share prices by 5.83%, 4.76% and 4.30% respectively.
Volume Drivers
UBA traded about 19.6 million units of its shares in 209 deals, valued at about ₦157 million.
Fidelity traded about 12 million units of its shares in 103 deals, valued at about ₦65.7 million.
Zenith Bank traded about 3.5 million units of its shares in 255 deals, valued at ₦298.8 million.
