Stock Market
Investors Gain N95bn as Stock Market Sustains Upsurge
Stock Investors Gain N95bn as Stock Market Closed in Green
Stock traders gained N95 billion on Wednesday as the Nigerian Stock Exchange sustained Tuesday’s upsurge.
The market capitalisation of listed equities expanded by N95 billion from N12.570 trillion on Tuesday to N12.664 trillion on Wednesday.
While the NSE All-Share Index gained 0.75 percent from 24,097.48 basis points it closed on Tuesday to settle at 24,278.07 bps on Wednesday.
Activity level was positive as investors traded 232.609 million shares valued at N4.698 billion in 3,523 transactions. See details below.
Top Trades by Volume
| Symbols | Volume | Value |
| FIDELITYBK | 37,950,489 | N67,224,999.79 |
| MTNN | 27,969,987 | N3,217,773,697.20 |
| WAPCO | 23,060,049 | N250,494,392.60 |
| GUARANTY | 18,170,948 | N403,612,225.80 |
| ZENITHBANK | 16,776,367 | N276,416,086.85 |
Top Gainers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
| JBERGER | N15.65 | N17.2 | 1.55 | 9.90% |
| GUARANTY | N21.05 | N22.5 | 1.45 | 6.89% |
| WAPCO | N10 | N11 | 1 | 10.00% |
| OKOMUOIL | N69.7 | N70.5 | 0.8 | 1.15% |
| ZENITHBANK | N16.35 | N16.65 | 0.3 | 1.83% |
Top Losers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
| BERGER | N6.75 | N6.1 | -0.65 | -9.63% |
| FLOURMILL | N18.5 | N18 | -0.5 | -2.70% |
| ETI | N4.8 | N4.6 | -0.2 | -4.17% |
| DANGSUGAR | N11.7 | N11.6 | -0.1 | -0.85% |
| CAVERTON | N1.82 | N1.74 | -0.08 | -4.40% |