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Dangote Cement, MTNN sustains equity market downtrend

Selloff pressure on Dangote Cement, MTNN and 18 other equities extended the Nigerian Exchange downtrend further on Thursday.

The All-Share Index (ASI) decreased by 319.08 absolute points, representing a drop of 0.81% to close at 39,114.73 points, while the Market Capitalization lost N167.10 billion to close at N20.47 trillion, taking the year-to-date loss to -2.9%.

The volume and value of stocks traded rose 15.4% and 37.4% to 403.5 million units and ₦4.8 billion respectively and the most traded stocks by volume were ACCESS (105.9m units), NEM (38.7m units) and FBNH (35.4m units) while ACCESS (₦844.2m), ZENITH (₦641.8m), and MTNN (₦547.5m) led by value.

The AFR-ICT and Industrial Goods indices declined 2.3% and 1.2% respectively on the back of selloffs in MTNN (-4.7%) and DANGCEM (-2.5%). On the flip side, the Oil & Gas index led gainers as SEPLAT (+10.0%) and TOTAL (+4.5%) appreciated. Similarly, the Banking, Consumer Goods and Insurance indices gained 1.6%, 0.3%, and 0.2% respectively due to price appreciation in ZENITH (+3.1%), DANGSUGAR (+2.0%), and AIICO (+4.9%).

COURTVILLE (+10.0%), CONOIL (+10.0%) and SEPLAT (+10.0%) were the top gainers, while BOCGAS (-10.0%), LIVESTOCK (-9.9%) and SCOA (-9.7%) top the decliners table.

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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