The gain made the market capitalisation to close at N27.358 trillion from N27.276 trillion recorded on Thursday.
Following an appreciation of 1.34 per cent, the Naira exchanged at N430 to the dollar.
The market breadth was positive as 17 stocks declined relative to 14 gainers.
Performance was driven by sustained investors’ interest in MTN, First Bank of Nigeria Holdings (FBNH), Zenith Bank, Okumu Oil, among others.
The decline of 1.97 per cent was as a result of losses in large stocks such as Dangote Cement, WAPCO, GTCO and Oando.
The NGX All-Share Index recorded a growth of 5.69 per cent in the month of April.
The market negative performance was driven by price depreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks.
Transactions in the shares of Fidelity Bank topped the activity chart with 55.94 million shares valued at N160.27 million.
The gain was driven by high demand for shares of MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN).
The market capitalisation inched lower by 0.05 per cent to close at N22.566 trillion from N22.578 trillion on Monday.
