Broad-based profit-taking dragged on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Wednesday even though businesses have started releasing their third-quarter earnings reports.
Trading activities dropped during the trading hours of Wednesday as investors transacted 284,601,047 shares worth N3.203 billion in 5,036 deals, against 353,233,206 shares estimated at N5.569 billion traded in 5,322 transactions on Tuesday.
NGX All-Share Index contracted by 0.06 percent to 41,789.59 index points, down from 41,814.94 index points it closed on Tuesday. Market value of listed equities dipped by N12 billion from N21.821 trillion on Tuesday to N21.809 trillion on Wednesday.
Living Trust led gainers with N0.07 or 9.59 percent to settle at N0.80 a share. Followed by the N0.09 or 9.57 percent increase recorded by AIICO after publishing its third-quarter report on Wednesday. University Press remained among top five gainers for the second consecutive week, posting N0.15 or 0.09 percent gain on Wednesday.
The battle for the control of FBN Holdings continues as it led the most trade equities again with a total traded shares of 75,458,656 shares valued at N898,012,945.70. See other details below.
Top Five Gainers
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| LIVINGTRUST |
N 0.73 |
N 0.80 |
0.07 |
9.59 % |
| AIICO |
N 0.94 |
N 1.03 |
0.09 |
9.57 % |
| UPL |
N 1.65 |
N 1.80 |
0.15 |
9.09 % |
| REDSTAREX |
N 3.20 |
N 3.40 |
0.20 |
6.25 % |
| TOTAL |
N 207.60 |
N 220.00 |
12.40 |
5.97 % |
Top Five Losers
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| GLAXOSMITH |
N 7.00 |
N 6.30 |
-0.70 |
-10.00 % |
| TRANSCOHOT |
N 5.97 |
N 5.38 |
-0.59 |
-9.88 % |
| FBNH |
N 12.40 |
N 11.65 |
-0.75 |
-6.05 % |
| VERITASKAP |
N 0.23 |
N 0.22 |
-0.01 |
-4.35 % |
| AFRIPRUD |
N 6.35 |
N 6.10 |
-0.25 |
-3.94 % |
Top Fiver Trades
| Symbols |
Volume |
Value |
| FBNH |
75458656.00 |
898012945.70 |
| AIICO |
18418170.00 |
17809728.91 |
| ETI |
17320235.00 |
137321766.75 |
| TRANSCORP |
15207489.00 |
15492407.42 |
| FIDELITYBK |
14029439.00 |
38524667.95 |