A breakdown of the price movement chart shows 37 gainers against seven losers, with Cornerstone Insurance leading the gainers’ table.
The market capitalisation on Tuesday shed N20 billion to close at N23.630 trillion.
The NGX officially commenced operations on August 25, 1961, as the Lagos Stock Exchange, after it was founded on September 15, 1960.
The Nigerian equities market closed red on Thursday following sell pressure in the shares of the consumer goods sector.
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd and other stakeholders have advocated Islamic finance investments for economic recovery and development.
First Bank Nigeria Holdings and Transcorp were the most active to boost market turnover.
