The Nigerian Exchange Limited closed in the green on Thursday following renewed interest in the shares of Total, Cutix, Oando, Dangote Cement and others.
Investors transacted 203,110,772 shares worth N1.724 billion in 3,969 deals during the trading hours of Thursday.
Market capitalisation of listed stocks improved to N20.104 trillion while the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index rose by 1.67 percent to 38,585.52 index points.
Total led gainers with N16.80 or 10 percent to settle at N184.80 after posting a 1601 percent jump in profit after tax for the first half of 2021. Cutix and Oando trailed Total with 9.77 percent and 9.73 percent, respectively. See the details below.
Top Gainers
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| TOTAL |
N 168.00 |
N 184.80 |
16.80 |
10.00 % |
| CUTIX |
N 3.99 |
N 4.38 |
0.39 |
9.77 % |
| OANDO |
N 3.29 |
N 3.61 |
0.32 |
9.73 % |
| DANGCEM |
N 230.00 |
N 248.00 |
18.00 |
7.83 % |
| COURTVILLE |
N 0.22 |
N 0.23 |
0.01 |
4.55 % |
Top Loses
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| AIICO |
N 1.15 |
N 1.05 |
-0.10 |
-8.70 % |
| SOVRENINS |
N 0.31 |
N 0.29 |
-0.02 |
-6.45 % |
| VERITASKAP |
N 0.25 |
N 0.24 |
-0.01 |
-4.00 % |
| LIVESTOCK |
N 1.97 |
N 1.90 |
-0.07 |
-3.55 % |
| ARDOVA |
N 15.50 |
N 15.00 |
-0.50 |
-3.23 % |
Top Trades
| Symbols |
Volume |
Value |
| STERLNBANK |
22486587.00 |
33803335.32 |
| UCAP |
16900746.00 |
115108129.76 |
| FIDELITYBK |
14062166.00 |
33687988.59 |
| WEMABANK |
13959610.00 |
12244069.82 |
| GTCO |
13300585.00 |
392121611.75 |