Nigerian stocks ended Friday’s trading session in positive territory, breaking a two-week losing trend.
The All-Share Index closed at 68,143.34 index points, up 0.09% from the 68,082.11 index points it had at the end of the previous trading day.
The market value of stocks also increased by N33 billion to conclude at N37.295 trillion, or 0.09%, more than it had been in the previous trading session when it had been N37.262 trillion.
FCMB (N791.36 million) led the list in terms of value traded, with Access Holdings (N631.84 million) and UBA (N521.61 million) rounding out the top three.
Over $1 trillion worth of stocks’ shares (swoot) performance varied as MTN Nigeria (-0.11%), Zenith Bank (-0.14%), and GTCO (-0.38%) all had bad trading days.
BUA Cement, BUA Foods, Seplat Energy, Dangote Cement, and Airtel Africa all experienced a flat financial performance.
GTCO (-0.38%), UBA (-0.33%), and Zenith Bank (-0.14%) all had negative trading sessions for their shares of tier 1 banks, although Access Holdings (0.57%) and FBN Holdings (1.65%) closed in the green.
Below are the market indices for today’s trading session:
NGX ASI: 68,143.34 points
% Day Change: +0.09%
% YTD: +32.96%
Market Cap: N37.295 trillion
Volume Traded: 483.49 million
Value: N8.34 billion
Deals: 6,660
