Nigerian Stock market could not sustain yesterday’s positive run as the All-share index dipped by 0.19% today to close at 40,494.35 index points.
Consequently, year-to-date return and market capitalization settled at 0.56% and N21.18 trillion, respectively.
The most traded stocks by volume were GUARANTY (46.15 million units), FBNH (35.34 million units), and DANGSUGAR (26.81 million units), while GUARANTY (N1.42 billion), ZENITHBANK (N652 million), and DANGSUGAR (N510.52 million) topped the value chart.
Investor sentiment as measured by market breadth, was inverse of the broad index as 21 stocks gained while 19 stocks declined in price. ARDOVA (+9.06%) led the gainers for the day, while CORNERSTONE (-10.00%) topped the losers.
Among the top gainers include
1. LEARNAFRICA up 9.28% to close at N1.06
2. ARDOVA up 9.06% to close at N18.05
3. MULTIVERSE up 8.33% to close at N0.26
4. WEMABANK up 7.69% to close at N0.7
5. GUINNESS up 7.32% to close at N22
Top losers
CORNERSTONE down 10.00% to close at N0.54
UPDC REIT down 10.00% to close at N5.4
CHIPLC down 9.52% to close at N0.38
PRESTIGE down 8.51% to close at N0.43
WAPIC down 8.33% to close at N0.55
