Transactions on the equities market of the Nigerian Exchange closed with gains on the first trading day of the week as market indices appreciated by 0.18%.
The all-share index rose 0.18% or 183.95 basis points to close at 102,042.32 basis points while the market capitalisation gained N101 billion to end the day’s trading at N55,836 trillion.
Monday’s trading also saw the market sentiment closing positive with 32 gainers relative to 23 losers.
Top on the gainers list for the day was NCR Nigeria with 10% gain and a closing price of N4.40k, followed by Chams also with 10% price gain and a closing price of N2.75k. Royal Exchange also recorded a price appreciation of 10% to close at N0.77k.
On the other hand, Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank lost 9.9% to close at N7.19k and was followed by John Holt with pride decline of 9.88% and a closing price of N2.19k while PZ Cussons Nigeria lost 9.87% to close at N27.85k.
Access Holdings had the highest volume of traded shares at 24.9 million, followed by Veritas Kapital Assurance with 24.2 million traded shares.
At the end of the day, a total of 242.43 million shares valued at N5.12 billion were traded in 8,715 deals.
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