Nigerian Stocks Are UP, Diamond Bank Gains 10%

Nigerian stocks ended in a positive today as the All Share Index (ASI) gained 1.65% to close at 25,816.29. The gain was abit lower than the 2.25% the ASI closed at in yesterday’s trading.

Banking stocks were the most traded stocks today as a total of 7 stocks were on the top 10 most traded stocks on the exchange today. The stocks include: FCMB, ZENITHBANK, FBNH, UBA, GUARANTY, ACCESS, and FIDELITYBK.

ASI: 25,816.29

DEALS: 3,335

VOLUME: 317,478,950.00

VALUE: 2,268,777,339.85

CAP: 8,880,324,707,416,67

Here are the top gainers for the day;

DIAMONDBNK gained 10% to close at N1.54

AFRIPRUD gained 9.96% to close at N2.98

UCAP gained 9.66% to close at N1.59

DANGSUGAR gained 9.11% to close at N5.99

UBA gained 6.71% to close at N3.18

CCNN gained 5.51% to close at N9.00

DANGCEM gained 5.00% to close at N168.00

Here are the top losers for the day;

7UP lost 5% to close at N161.50

AIRSERVICE lost 4.80% to close at N2.18

NB lost 3.73% to close at N98.20

WEMABANK lost 2.22% to close at N0.88

ETERNA lost 2.11% to close at N1.86

INTBREW lost 2.05% to close at N18.15