Investors gains 609bn as NGXASI grows further by 0.44%

The Nigerian equity market on Monday grew further as the All Share Index appreciated by 0.44% to settle at 218,113.84 points from the previous close of 217,167.57 points.

Investors gained 609 trillion as The Market Capitalisation was up by 0.44% to close at N140.436 trillion from the previous close of N139.827 trillion.

An aggregate of 985 billion units of shares were traded in 79,410 deals, valued at N50.77 billion.

The Market Breadth closed balance as 35 equities appreciated against 35 that declined in their share prices.

Percentage Gainers

UNIONDICON with 10% growth led the gainers to close at N18.15 from the previous close of N16.50.

Fidelity Bank, Trans nationwide Express and ACCESSCORP among other gainers also grew their share prices by 9.80% each ahead of other on the green table

Percentage Losers

Living Trust Insurance and STANBIC led price decliners’ table as they shed 10.00% each below their previous closes.

TRANSCORP POWER, ABBEYBUILDING and Guinea Insurance among other price decliners also shed their share prices by 9.97%, 9.88% and 8.80% respectively.

Volume Drivers

ACCESSCORP traded about 91 million units of its shares in 1797 deals, valued at about N2.9 billion.

FIRSTHOLDCO traded about 66 million units of its shares in 1621 deals, valued at about N4.49 billion.

Zenith Bank traded about 42 million units of its shares in 4198 deals, valued at N6.9 billion.