Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) gained 283.27 points or 0.55 per cent to settle at 51,729.87 against N51,446.60 recorded Tuesday.
Also, the All-Share Index was up by 353.82 points or 0.7 per cent to close at 51,222.34 compared to 50, 868.52 on Thursday.
Market breadth closed positive as 21 stocks were on the leader’s table, while 11 were on the laggard’s log.
The negative performance was majorly driven by selloffs in banking stocks.
Traded volume declined by 28 per cent with 176 million units traded and value traded fell 19 per cent to N2.2 billion.
Nigerian Breweries reportedly led the losers’ chart in percentage terms by 9.96 per cent to close at N62.40 per share.
The positive market performance could be attributed to investors’ increased buy-interest in all major sectors.
The All-Share Index dipped 16.94 points or 0.04 per cent to close at 39,505.40 from 39,522.34 on Friday.
Market capitalisation shed N71 billion buoyed by profit-taking sentiments by investors in all the major sectors except oil and gas stocks.
Market capitalisation lost N54 billion or 0.27 per cent to close at N20.089 trillion from N20.143 trillion achieved on Friday.
