The market capitalisation gained N1.82 trillion or 93 per cent to close at N48.139 trillion, as against N46.316 trillion posted on Monday.
The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Airtel Africa, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Unilever Nigeria.
On Tuesday, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) witnessed a further drop in market indices by 1.2 per cent amid sustained negative investment sentiments.
The All-Share Index (ASI) also lost 43.04 points or 0.09 per cent to close at 48,836.70 compared with 48,879.74 posted on Tuesday.
Market breadth closed negative as 13 stocks declined, while 10 advanced.
The market breadth, however, closed negative as 16 equities lost relative to 13 gainers.
The ASI declined by 97.07 basis points or 0.19 per cent to close at 51,805.41 from 51,902.48 recorded on Monday.
Seplat drove the gainers’ chart in percentage terms, improving by 10 percent to close at N544.50 per share.
