Markets

Nigerian equity market sustains positive momentum

The Nigerian equity market rallied three out of the four trading sessions this week after appreciating 0.17% on Friday, driven by the gains recorded by the banking sector and MTNN.

The All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 66.56 absolute points to close at 38,866.39 points, while the Market Capitalization value gained N34.83 billion to close at N20.34 trillion as the YTD return moderated to -3.49%.

However, the ASI and Market Capitalization dipped by 0.13% to close the week at 38,866.39 and N20.335 trillion respectively, when compared with that of the previous week.

The volume of stocks traded in 3,507 deals was up 0.46% to 160.65 million, while the value of the total transaction rose 36.78% to N1.28 billion.

Honeywell Flours led 13 other advancers to emerge as the top gainer (by percentage points), appreciating +8.85%, while GUINNESS depreciated -10.00% to emerged as the top gainer (by percentage points).

Mutual Assurance (22.91 million), Access Bank (18.75 million) and JAPAUL GOLD (14.930 million) were the most active equities in volume term, while GTBank (N266.89 million), MTNN (N205.37 million) and Zenith Bank (N160.62 million) drove the active chart value-wise.

Felix Oloyede

Felix Oloyede is a Mass Communication graduate with 19 years experience in journalism. He has worked with TheWeek Magazine; Mirror Newspapers; West Africa BusinessNews and BusinessHallmark Newspaper. Oloyede has covered different news beats ranging from crime; arts; politics; commerce and industries to finance and economy. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School.

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