NGX ASI records 0.78% gains

The Nigerian Exchange Limited closed Wednesday equities trading on a bullish note as the All-Share Index appreciated by 0.78 per cent to close at 71,808.64 points.

Equities gained N472 billion as the market capitalization closed at N39.295 billion.

There was a 59.15 per cent surge in trading volume to 690.011 million units compared to the previous day’s 433.568 million units. There was a surge in trading value to N12.1 billion against yesterday’s N11.1 billion.

Accordingly, top gainers are THOMASWY, 9.92 per cent to close at N3.32; First Bank Nigeria Holding, FBNH, +9.91 per cent to close at N29.40, MULTIVERSE: +9.90 per cent to close at N0.70, ETI: +9.88 per cent to close at N18.90 and INFINITY: +9.70 per cent to close at N1.47.

On the other hand, the top losers include MANSARD, -9.69 per cent to close at N4.10, GUINEAINS, -9.68 per cent to close at N0.28, OANDO: -9.13% to close at N10.45, OMATEK, -8.14 per cent to close at N0.79, UNIVINSURE, -7.41 per cent to close at N0.25.

In terms of volume, GTCO (+0.51% per cent) led with 76.70 million units, followed by UBA (+3.29 cent) with 74.57 million units, FIDELITYBK (+2.81 per cent) with 65.63 million units, ACCESSCORP (+9.04 per cent) with 64.18 million units, and UNIVINSURE (-7.41 per cent) to close at 47.13 million units.

Concerning value, GTCO (+0.51 per cent) also led with N 3.04 billion, followed by UBA (+3.29 per cent) with N1.66 billion, ZENITHBANK (+3.44 per cent) with N1.37 billion, ACCESSCORP (+9.04 per cent) with N1.34 billion, and MTNN (+0.25 per cent) with N938.9 million.

NGX ASI records 0.78% gains