After three weeks of trading at a loss, the Nigerian stock exchange market has recorded a positive trend in its trading activities as 1.21 per cent was gained on the trading floor yesterday bringing All Share Index (ASI) to 29,311.25 points in contrast to its previous 28,961.67 points recorded on Wednesday.
Thursday?s market activity shows that a total of 302,406,685.00 shares were traded by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). This shares traded are worth 3.7 billion naira and they were sealed in 5,199 deals, thereby bringing Market capitalisation to N9.67 trillion a welcome raise from its previous price of N9.56 trillion.
Amongst Thursdays top gainers (24 in number) NESTLE gains an impressing N38.53, closing off sales at N809.14 as against its preceding closing price of N770.61. On the other hand WAPCO gains the most in terms of percentage as its shares increases by 7.25% gaining N4.82 by closing off sales at N71.32 as against its preceding N66.50.
Of the 28 equity losers at Thursday?s trade activities, SEPLAT loses N13.31 with its current closing price being N252.93 as against its preceding price of N266.24. CONOIL tops the equity loser?s chart as it reduces by 9.73% dropping to N44.44 as against its preceding price of N49.23
