Equities market recoups losses, investors gain N279bn

The banal marketplace reversed losses by 0.31 per cent connected Thursday, signaling N279 cardinal summation for investors.

This is coming aft 4 consecutive sessions of losses.

The uptrend was driven by improved bargain hunting and renewed investors involvement successful stocks like: Mecure Industries, Oando, Mc Nicholas, CHAMS, Legend Internet and 29 different stocks.

Specifically, the marketplace capitalisation, which opened astatine N89.063 trillion, added N279 cardinal to adjacent astatine N89.342 trillion.

Similarly, the All-Share Index soared by 0.31 per cent oregon 432.94 points, settling astatine 141,149.04 compared with 140,716.10 recorded connected Wednesday.

Also, the marketplace breadth closed affirmative with 34 gainers against 22 lossers.

Mecure Industries led the advancers’ array by 9.89 per cent, closing astatine N26.10.

Oando trailed by 9.50 per cent, ending the league astatine N49 portion Mc Nicholas climbed by 9.31 per cent, settling astatine N3.64 per share.

CHAMS roseate by 9.24 per cent, finishing astatine N3.43 and Legend Internet gained by 9.18 per cent, closing astatine N5.35 per share.

On the flip side, Eterna led the decliners’ array by 10 per cent, settling astatine N27.90.

Sovereign Trust Insurance followed, shedding by 4.84 per cent, closing astatine N2.95 and The Initiates fell by 3.84 per cent, ending the league astatine N12.02 per share.

Caverton Offshore Support Group dipped by 3.76 per cent, finishing astatine N6.40 portion Fidson mislaid by 3.72 per cent, closing astatine N41.40 per share.

An valuation of the marketplace enactment revealed summation successful the marketplace measurement and worth and a diminution successful transactions.

A full of 5.5 cardinal shares valued astatine N419.7 cardinal were traded crossed 20,399 transactions, compared to 442.6 cardinal shares worthy N16.9 cardinal that exchanged hands successful 21,684 transactions earlier connected Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Aradel Holdings led the marketplace illustration successful measurement and worth with 693.3 cardinal shares valued astatine N388.2 billion.

Consolidated Hallmark Holdings followed with 333.3 cardinal shares worthy N1.3 cardinal portion Sterling Nigeria traded 104.9 cardinal shares valued astatine N771.8 million.

Zenith Bank transacted 45.5 cardinal shares worthy N3.14 cardinal and Unity Bank sold 4 cardinal shares valued astatine N12.7 billion. (NAN)

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