Nigerian Exchange Limited

Equities Market Closed in the Red on Thursday as Sentiment Remains Weak

Nigerian equities closed in the red on Thursday amid weak sentiment and market uncertainties ahead of second-quarter reports.

Investors traded 159,996,570 shares valued at N927.859 million in 3,038 transactions, against a total of 197,231,557 shares worth N2.139 billion that were traded in 3,610 deals during the trading hours of Wednesday.

Nigerian Exchange Limited All Share Index declined by 0.01 percent to 37866.90 index points, down from 37872.55 index points it closed on Wednesday.

Market value of all listed stocks shed N3 billion to N19.729 trillion from the N19.732 trillion posted on Wednesday. Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc led gainers with N0.03 or 10 percent to settle at N0.33 a unit. This was followed by FTN Cocoa Processors Plc with N0.04 or 9.76 percent gain to close at N0.45 a unit.

Top Gainers 

Symbols Last Close Current Change %Change
SOVRENINS N 0.30 N 0.33 0.03 10.00 %
FTNCOCOA N 0.41 N 0.45 0.04 9.76 %
CWG N 1.14 N 1.25 0.11 9.65 %
AIICO N 1.05 N 1.15 0.10 9.52 %
REDSTAREX N 3.11 N 3.36 0.25 8.04 %

Top Losers

Symbols Last Close Current Change %Change
IKEJAHOTEL N 1.40 N 1.27 -0.13 -9.29 %
UPDC N 1.43 N 1.30 -0.13 -9.09 %
WAPIC N 0.59 N 0.54 -0.05 -8.47 %
UPL N 1.52 N 1.41 -0.11 -7.24 %
UNITYBNK N 0.63 N 0.59 -0.04 -6.35 %

Top Trades

Symbols Volume Value
SOVRENINS 14947150.00 4754145.00
FIDELITYBK 13481121.00 32158682.94
WAPIC 11955955.00 6496592.60
UPDC 11244793.00 15263275.00
COURTVILLE 9810313.00 2168371.99

Samed Olukoya

Is the CEO and Founder of Investors King Limited. He is a seasoned foreign exchange research analyst and a published author on Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur.com, Investorplace, and other prominent platforms. With over two decades of experience in global financial markets, Olukoya is well-recognized in the industry.

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