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Nigerian Stock Exchange Continues its Downward Trend on Monday
Nigerian Stock Exchange Continues its Downward Trend on Monday
Equities market in Africa’s largest economy opened the weak lower as the bearish trend persists amid continuous profit-taking.
Investors traded 289.338 million shares valued at N3.574 billion in 4,953 transactions during the trading hours of Monday.
The market capitalisation of listed stocks declined by N17 billion from N21.026 trillion it closed on Friday to N21.009 trillion on Monday.
While the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index depreciated by 0.08 percent to 40,154.09 index points, down from 40,186.70 index points recorded on Friday.
Afriprud led the losers’ chart with a 70 kobo or a 9.59 percent decline. See the details below.
Top Losers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIPRUD | N7.3 | N6.6 | -0.7 | -9.59% |
| LASACO | N1.68 | N1.52 | -0.16 | -9.52% |
| NIGERINS | N0.23 | N0.21 | -0.02 | -8.70% |
| WAPCO | N25 | N23 | -2 | -8.00% |
| REDSTAREX | N3.37 | N3.12 | -0.25 | -7.42% |
Top Gainers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPDCREIT | N5.35 | N5.85 | 0.5 | 9.35% |
| CHIPLC | N0.33 | N0.36 | 0.03 | 9.09% |
| ACADEMY | N0.35 | N0.38 | 0.03 | 8.57% |
| CORNERST | N0.64 | N0.69 | 0.05 | 7.81% |
| UPL | N1.2 | N1.29 | 0.09 | 7.50% |
Top Trades
| Symbols | Volume | Value |
|---|---|---|
| FBNH | 57,556,050 | N419,712,708.70 |
| UCAP | 27,443,887 | N167,340,384.50 |
| GUARANTY | 26,846,793 | N820,545,362.40 |
| UBA | 25,197,443 | N210,949,731.80 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21,749,034 | N540,276,662.40 |