Omoluabi, UAC Prop, Zenith Bank lead most traded chart on Wednesday

Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc, UAC Prop Plc, Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, and FBN Holdings Plc led the most actively traded stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday’s trading session.

Details: While Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc led the chart with 122.5 million shares valued at N67.3 million traded in 1 deal, UAC Prop followed with 30.3 million shares valued at N31.8 million in 9 deals and Zenith Bank traded 26.8 million shares valued at N460.8 million in 427 deals.

GTBank followed with 18 million shares valued at N475 million traded in 137 deals and FBN Holdings rounded off the top five most actively traded stocks with 17.5 million shares valued at N94.1 million traded in 180 deals.

The trading session ended Wednesday in positive territory as the All-Share Index closed at 26,397.94 basis points, up by 0.12%.

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Top Gainers: Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc also earned the best-performing stock, as it gained 10% to close at N0.55, followed by UAC Prop Plc gained 9% to close at N1.09. AG Leventis & Company Plc gained 7.69% to close at N0.28, United Bank for Africa Plc and FBN Holdings Plc gained 2.63% to close at N5.85, and 1.89% to close at N5.40 respectively.

Top Losers: Union Diagnostic & Clinical Services Plc was the worst-performing stock, dropped by 8.33% to close at N0.22. LASACO Assurance Plc also fell by 6.25% to close at N0.26. Followed by Jaiz Bank Plc, which fell by 7.50% to close at N0.45, Access Bank also fell by 3.40% to close at N7.10. Lafarge (WAPCO) Africa rounded off the top five losers for the day. The stock shed 2.97% to close at N14.70.