The rebound came after a three-day bearish trend.
The Nigerian equities market extended its rally on Monday, lifting market capitalisation above N160 trillion as investors recorded a combined gain of N3.162 trillion.
The Nigerian equities market began the week on a positive note on Monday, as the first trading session of May closed with a gain of N62 billion.
The upward trend was fueled by strong demand in consumer, energy and industrial stocks.
The Nigerian stock market rebounded on Thursday after two consecutive sessions of decline, with investors gaining N648 billion in market value.
Aluminium Extrusion Industries topped the losers, declining by 9.91 per cent to N19.10, followed by Austinlaz, which fell 9.83 per cent to N4.13.
A total of 439.9 million shares valued at N24.9 billion were exchanged in 40,245 transactions.
The market breadth closed positive with 36 gainers and 23 losers.
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation, which opened at N88.199 trillion, rose by N254 billion, or 0.29 per cent, to close at N88.453 trillion.
The All-Share Index shed 0.18 per cent to settle at 103,952.47, as against 104,136.35 recorded on Monday.
