FINANCIAL MARKETS UPDATE
The Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.02%, while the Year-to-Date return stood at -16.27%. The All Share Index closed at 23,981.09 against the previous close of 23,977.10 while Market Capitalization closed at ₦8.248 trillion against previous close of ₦8.246 trillion. Volume traded decreased by 10.97% from 190.395 million to 169.505 million, while the total value of stock traded decreased by 10.31% from ₦1.693 billion to ₦1.518 billion in 3,020 deals.
The Financial Services sector led the activity chart with 149.845 million shares exchanged for ₦0.643 billion. Industrial Goods came next with 6.642 million shares traded for ₦0.564 billion, Conglomerates, Consumer Goods, Oil And Gas sectors followed in that order on the activity chart.
FCMB, Diamondbnk, Guaranty, UBA and FBNH were the most active stocks by volume. Sterlnbank, Unilever, Mobil, AIICO and Caverton emerged the highest price gainers on the chart, while Uacn, Fidelitybk, ETI, FBNH and Transcorp topped the losers chart.
More Stories
MAYORESS OF IKOSI-ISHERI LCDA HOSTS MAIDEN EDITION OF TRADE FAIR AND EXHIBITION TO BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY IN LAGOS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area made history on Monday, with the successful launch of its...
BREAKING: OPAY, PALMPAY, MONIEPOINT, OTHERS BEGIN DEDUCTION OF N50 ELECTRONIC LEVY
The Federal Government has commenced N50 electronic levy deductions from transactions of N10,000 and above made by users of financial...
JUST IN: CBN SET TO UNVEIL REDESIGNED WEBSITE ON MONDAY
The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to unveil its newly redesigned website on Monday. In a statement on...
DON’T ‘JAPA’, CBN BUILDING ECONOMY FOR EVERYONE TO THRIVE – CARDOSO BEGS NIGERIANS
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso has advised Nigerians against leaving the country (Japa). He assured that...
NAIRA WEAKENS FURTHER, DEPRECIATES TO N1,745/$ IN PARALLEL MARKET
The Naira once again has depreciated to N1,745 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,740 per dollar on Thursday....
CBN THREATENS TO SANCTION ERRING BANKS OVER CASH SCARCITY AT ATMS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to take disciplinary action against erring banks and financial institutions over the...