Stock Investors Gained N42 Billion as Market Capitalisation Rose Above N15 Trillion

The Nigerian Stock Exchange opened the week strong as investors on the bourse gained N42 billion on Monday despite the curfews and looting that trailed the #EndSARS protest.

Investors traded a total of 340.8 million shares valued at N5.6 billion in 4,235 transactions on Monday, against the 238 million shares worth N4.4 billion that exchanged hands in 2,942 transactions on Friday.

The strong buying pressure bolstered the Nigerian Stock Exchange market capitalisation by N42 billion from N15.000 trillion it closed on Friday to settle at N15.042 trillion on Monday.

GTbank led in terms of the most traded stocks by volume with 56.8 million shares valued at N1.7 billion. Zenith Bank came second with 47.8 million shares worth N1 billion.

Wapic Insurance, FBN Holdings and UBA recorded 40.1 million shares, 26.1 million shares and 21.8 million shares valued at N14.8 million, N160.1 million and N155.4 million, respectively.

On highest gainers, Flour Mills led with a profit of N1.20 to close at N24.20 per share. This was followed by Dangote Cement, which appreciated by N1 to close the day at N152 per share.

Custodian Investment came third with a gain of 50 kobo to end the day at N5.50 per unit. Ecobank and GlaxoSmithKline came fourth and fifth with 35 kobo profit and 25 kobo profit to settle at N4.90 per share and N5.65 per share, respectively.

On the losers’ top chart was NASCON that depreciated by N1.20 to finished at N13.10 per unit. While the International Breweries lost 29 kobo to close the day at N6.01 per share.

Dangote Sugar declined by 10 kobo to sell at N13.70 per share; Morison Industries dropped 6 kobo to 54 kobo a unit share and NAHCO dipped by 5 kobo to N2.05 per share.