In all, investors bought and sold 238.94 million shares worth N2.95 billion in 3,947 deals.
The market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks.
The total volume of trades declined by 6.19 per cent.
The All-Share Index lost 226.26 points.
The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks.
The volume of shares traded improved by 9.37 per cent when compared with the volume of shares transacted on Thursday.
Julius Berger and Stanbic IBTC Holdings dominated the gainers’ chart in percentage terms.
The market closed negative with 19 laggards against 17 gainers.
On the other hand, Smart Products drove the gainers’ chart in percentage terms, gaining 10 per cent to close at 22k per share.
A breakdown of the price movement chart indicates that 26 stocks recorded price appreciation in contrast to 15 laggards.
