Stock Market
Dangote Sugar, Flour mills, UBA, UPL Boost Stock Exchange Slightly on Tuesday
Stock Exchange Gained N2 Billion on Tuesday
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained slightly on Tuesday following a sustained interest in Dangote Sugar and others.
The market capitalisation of listed equities rose by N2 billion to N13.113 trillion, up from N13.111 trillion it closed on Monday.
Accordingly, the NSE All-Share Index gained 0.02 percent from 25,136.49 basis points it closed on Monday to 25,132.67 bps on Tuesday.
Investors exchanged 271.001 million shares valued at N2.5 billion in 3,693 transactions during the trading hours of Tuesday. See the details below.
Top Trades
| Symbols | Volume | Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 35,835,574 | N600,203,226.20 |
| GUARANTY | 35,287,454 | N877,020,805.25 |
| LASACO | 33,066,402 | N9,892,106.07 |
| ACCESS | 23,736,787 | N152,053,522.15 |
| TRANSCORP | 15,507,410 | N9,426,354.62 |
Top Gainers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
| DANGSUGAR | N12.3 | N12.6 | 0.3 | 2.44% |
| FLOURMILL | N18.3 | N18.5 | 0.2 | 1.09% |
| UBA | N6.5 | N6.65 | 0.15 | 2.31% |
| UPL | N1.11 | N1.22 | 0.11 | 9.91% |
| UCAP | N3.1 | N3.2 | 0.1 | 3.23% |
Top Losers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
| CONOIL | N16.9 | N15.25 | -1.65 | -9.76% |
| ARDOVA | N13.95 | N12.6 | -1.35 | -9.68% |
| NB | N36 | N35 | -1 | -2.78% |
| OANDO | N2.48 | N2.24 | -0.24 | -9.68% |
| FIDSON | N4 | N3.79 | -0.21 | -5.25% |