The downturn was driven by profit-taking in selected large-cap and mid-cap stocks.
The downturn was driven by profit-taking in stocks such as FirstHoldCo, Trans-Nationwide Express, United Bank for Africa, Access Corporation, Fidelity Bank, and 35 others.
The market closed at N95.264 trillion.
Academy Press gained 9.70 per cent to close at N7.35, while Omatek Ventures rose 9.35 per cent to end at N1.17.
Similarly, the All-Share Index appreciated by 2.88 per cent, closing at 145,403.83 points, compared to 141,327.30 recorded on Tuesday.
This revealed a 36 per cent increase in value, 11 per cent growth in volume, and a three per cent surge in deals when compared with the previous session.
Specifically, the market capitalisation closed at N89.198 trillion compared to the opening value of N89.524 trillion.
Market capitalisation rose by N1.077 trillion, or 1.37 per cent, to close at N79.803 trillion, up from N78.726 trillion recorded on Thursday.
Market capitalisation rose by N377 billion or 0.58 per cent to close at N65.847 trillion, compared with N65.470 trillion posted on Wednesday.
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd rebounded on Tuesday, reversing several days of bearish trends, with a gain of N101 billion.
