Stock market maintains positive trend, up 0.11%
The Nigerian stock market maintained its positive trends on Tuesday, increasing the overall market index by 0.11 per cent.
Investors gained N62 billion or 0.11 per cent as the market capitalisation opened at N56.608 trillion and closed at N56.670 trillion.
The All-Share Index also advanced by 0.11 per cent or 109.3 points to close at 100,075.59, compared to 99,966.28 recorded on Monday.
As a result, the Year-To-Date (YTD) return rose to 33.84 per cent.
Sustained buy interest in tier-one banking tickers such as Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings, United Bank For Africa (UBA), and Access Corporation, alongside United Capital, UACN and other advanced equities, drove the market’s positive performance.
Meanwhile, market breadth closed positive with 19 gainers and 15 losers on the floor of the exchange.
On the gainers’ table, United Capital led by 10 per cent to close at N33, Cutix Plc, followed by 9.84 per cent to close at N5.58, and Sunu Assurances gained 7.75 per cent to close at N1.39 per share.
Cornerstone Insurance rose by 7.69 per cent to close at N2.10, and UACN went up by 7.42 per cent to close at N15.20 per share.
On the other hand, Redstarex led the losers’ table by 9.82 per cent to close at N3, and McNichols Plc trailed by 9.01 per cent to close at N1.01 per share.
Deap Capital Management and Trust Plc lost 5.77 per cent to close at 49k, Eterna Plc declined by 4.44 per cent to close at N17.20, and Universal Insurance shed 2.78 per cent to close at 35k per share.
Analysis of the market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up 0.78 per cent.
A total of 368.39 million shares valued at N7.42 billion were exchanged in 8,151 deals, compared with 362.43 million shares valued at N7.37 billion exchanged in 8,405 deals posted previously.
Zenith Bank led the activity table in volume and value with 57.42 million shares worth N2.25 billion, and Access Corporation followed with 36.75 million shares valued at N707.17 million.
Guaranty Trust Holding Company(GTCO) also sold 29.16 million shares valued at N1.33 billion, Jaiz Bank traded 28.34 million shares worth N60.94 million, and UBA transacted 20.31 million shares valued at N466.16 million.
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