Nigerian Exchange Limited
Nigerian Equities Extends Gain on Tuesday, Crossed N20 Trillion Market Value
Equities market extended gains on Tuesday to cross the N20 trillion market value mark as more stocks closed in the green ahead of first-half reports.
Investors traded 288,926,082 shares valued at N2.419 billion in 4,540 deals during the trading hours of Tuesday, against 282,624,981 shares worth N1.869 billion traded in 4,788 transactions on Monday.
The market capitalisation of listed equities appreciated by N104 billion from N19.923 trillion recorded on Monday to N20.027 trillion on Tuesday.
While the Nigerian Exchange Limited All-Share Index gained 0.52 percent from 38,220.01 index points posted on Monday to 38418.04 index points on Tuesday.
Maybaker led gainers with N0.39 or 9.65 percent to close at N4.43 a unit. This was trailed by UAC-Prop with N0.09 or 9.57 percent to settle at N1.03 a share. See the details below.
Fidelity Bank Plc continues to lead the most traded after recording a 350 percent increase in trade volume on Monday. Fidelity Bank’s shares of 42,067,889.00 valued at N96,624,547.61 were traded on Tuesday.
Top Gainers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYBAKER | N 4.04 | N 4.43 | 0.39 | 9.65 % |
| UAC-PROP | N 0.94 | N 1.03 | 0.09 | 9.57 % |
| TOTAL | N 145.00 | N 158.40 | 13.40 | 9.24 % |
| CHIPLC | N 0.65 | N 0.71 | 0.06 | 9.23 % |
| UPL | N 1.52 | N 1.66 | 0.14 | 9.21 % |
Top Losers
| Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETERNA | N 7.50 | N 6.77 | -0.73 | -9.73 % |
| LINKASSURE | N 0.85 | N 0.77 | -0.08 | -9.41 % |
| UNITYBNK | N 0.62 | N 0.57 | -0.05 | -8.06 % |
| WAPIC | N 0.59 | N 0.56 | -0.03 | -5.08 % |
| JAIZBANK | N 0.58 | N 0.57 | -0.01 | -1.72 % |
Top Trades
| Symbols | Volume | Value |
|---|---|---|
| FIDELITYBK | 42067889.00 | 96624547.61 |
| FBNH | 32405396.00 | 242558212.75 |
| UBA | 22742347.00 | 174870921.35 |
| ACCESS | 13757177.00 | 124703180.85 |
| WEMABANK | 11670022.00 | 8520357.52 |