The NGX All-Share Index rose by 0.90 per cent to close at 109,710.37 points.
At least 100 indigenes were recently trained in vocational skills and provided with starter packs to enable them to achieve self-sustainability.
The Year-to-Date gain increased to 16.34 per cent, but the market breadth was negative as 10 stocks advanced and 16 declined.
BUA says Dangote and Flour Mills plan to profit from creating an artificial sugar scarcity and later blackmail the federal government.
Overall, the market was positive with 27 gainers relative to 14 losers.
Transactions in the shares of Fidelity Bank topped the activity chart with 55.94 million shares valued at N160.27 million.
The first trading session of the year kicked off on a positive note due to bargain hunting on BUA Cement.
An analysis of the price movement table indicated that market sentiment closed negative.
A breakdown of the price movement chart showed that 20 stocks posted price gains, relative to 16 losers.
The All-Share Index increased by 55.50 points
