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Nigerian Stock Exchange Sheds N39 Billion on Monday
Nigerian Stock Exchange Sheds N39 Billion on Monday
The Nigerian Stock Exchange opened the week in the red despite strong optimism.
Investors traded 738.525 million shares valued at N4.173 billion in 7,396 deals during the trading hours of Monday.
While market capitalisation of listed equities declined by 0.23 percent or N39 billion from N21.53 trillion recorded on Friday to settle at N21.491 trillion on Monday.
The NSE All-Share Index dipped by 93.76 index points from 41,176.14 it closed on Friday to 41,082.38 index points on Monday.
Japaul Gold led the most traded stocks with 92,361,027 shares worth N145,792,642.99 as investors continued to jump the company ahead of its mine deal with H&H Mines Limited. See the details below.
Top Trades in the Nigerian Stock Exchange
| Symbols | Volume | Value |
|---|---|---|
| JAPAULGOLD | 92,361,027 | N145,792,642.99 |
| UNIVINSURE | 51,788,957 | N10,406,751.46 |
| TRANSCORP | 43,145,307 | N46,165,478.49 |
| FBNH | 39,767,470 | N298,246,718.35 |
| MANSARD | 38,198,945 | N63,881,964.03 |
Top Gainers in The Nigerian Stock Exchange
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOCGAS | N12.52 | N13.77 | 1.25 | 9.98% |
| CADBURY | N9.5 | N10.45 | 0.95 | 10.00% |
| GUARANTY | N33.05 | N33.65 | 0.6 | 1.82% |
| LIVESTOCK | N2.11 | N2.32 | 0.21 | 9.95% |
| WAPCO | N23.8 | N24 | 0.2 | 0.84% |
Top Losers in the Nigerian Stock Exchange
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANGCEM | N237 | N234.6 | -2.4 | -1.01% |
| FLOURMILL | N32.8 | N31 | -1.8 | -5.49% |
| GUINNESS | N19 | N18.5 | -0.5 | -2.63% |
| FBNH | N7.6 | N7.3 | -0.3 | -3.95% |
| NASCON | N17.55 | N17.25 | -0.3 | -1.71% |