Today’s trading session on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) floor ended with a N199 billion increase in market capitalization.
The All Share Index (ASI) rose by 0.73% to 50,300 points. In the same vein, market breadth closed positive, with GEREGU leading 37 gainers and LIVESTOCK leading 9 losers at the end of today’s session.
The value of the stock market as of Wednesday’s close was N27.3 trillion. The stock market has gained 7583.56 basis points, or 17.8%, so far this year.
Market Indices
- NGX ASI: 50,300 points
- Previous ASI: 49,934.6 points
- Percentage Day Change: 0.73%
- % Y-t-D: 17.8%
- Market Cap: N27.397 trillion
- Volume: 490.4million
- Value: N7.74 billion
- Deals: 4,480
NGX Top ASI gainers
- GEREGU up + 10.00% to close at N139.70
- NESTLE up + 10.00% to close at N1100.00
- MCNICHOLS up + 9.62% to close at N0.57
- CWG up + 9.52% to close at N0.92
- ROYALEX up + 9.35% to close at N1.17
NGX Top ASI losers
- LIVESTOCK down – 8.40% to close at N1.09
- FBNH down – 6.36% to close at N11.05
- VITAFOAM down – 5.92% to close at N20.65
- UNILEVER down – 2.54% to close at N11.50
- FIDELITYBK down – 1.94% to close at N4.56
Top 3 by Volume
- FBNH – 78,864,312
- GTCO – 38,530,444
- ZENITHBANK – 19,642,435
Top 3 by Value
- GTCO – N922,553,157
- FBNH – N891,708,267
- GEREGU – N616,217,338
