Nigerian Exchange Limited

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGXGROUP) Hits N23.55 a Share as Stock Market Gained N53 Billion

The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGXGROUP) extended its bullish run on Wednesday to top gainers for the third consecutive day since it was listed on Friday.

NGXGROUP opened the day at N19.50 a share before setting a new record-high at N23.55 per unit and gradually paring gain to N21.45. 

During the trading hours of Wednesday, investors traded total shares of 499,507,983 valued at N5.079 billion in 5,998 transactions.

The Nigerian Exchange Limited All-Share Index gained 0.26 percent to close at 41,249.71 index points, while the market value of all listed equities expanded by N53 billion to N21.526 trillion, up from N21.473 trillion it closed on Monday.

Again, FBN Holdings led the most traded stocks with 147,601,710 shares valued at N1,756,369,828.65. See other details below.

Top Gainers 

Symbols Last Close Current Change %Change
NGXGROUP N 19.50 N 21.45 1.95 10.00 %
GLAXOSMITH N 6.55 N 7.00 0.45 6.87 %
NPFMCRFBK N 1.71 N 1.81 0.10 5.85 %
WAPIC N 0.48 N 0.50 0.02 4.17 %
FBNH N 11.75 N 12.20 0.45 3.83 %

Top Losers

Symbols Last Close Current Change %Change
PRESTIGE N 0.47 N 0.43 -0.04 -8.51 %
CHIPLC N 0.60 N 0.55 -0.05 -8.33 %
ACADEMY N 0.36 N 0.33 -0.03 -8.33 %
CADBURY N 8.50 N 8.00 -0.50 -5.88 %
UBN N 5.30 N 5.00 -0.30 -5.66 %

Top Trades

Symbols Volume Value
FBNH 147601710.00 1756369828.65
ETRANZACT 105166888.00 215593550.40
ACCESS 27854834.00 265973090.30
TRANSCORP 22292997.00 22782508.71
GTCO 20595381.00 612908183.40

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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