Nigerian stocks rises by N51 billion as Academy Plc tops gainers

• The Nigerian Exchange ended the trading session with a positive close as the All-Share Index gained 0.16%.
• The market capitalization of equities gained N51 billion, resulting in a 0.16% gain from the previous trading session.
• Academy Plc (10.00%) led the gainers while UBA Plc was the most traded equity in terms of volume.

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed positive at the end of today’s trading session.

The All-Share Index (ASI) traded 0.16% higher to close at 59,110.02 index points as against 59,014.85 index points recorded in the previous day’s trading session.

The market capitalization of equities saw a gain of N51 billion to close at N32.185 trillion, a 0.16% gain compared to the N32.134 trillion recorded in the previous trading session.

Market breadth closed positive as Academy Plc (10.00%) led gainers, CILEASING (-10.00%) led losers while UBA Plc was the most traded equity – by volume – at the end of today’s session.

Trading volume also decreased by -34.05% from the previous day’s session as N588.85 million units of shares were traded today.

Market Indices

Below are the market indices for today’s trading session:

• NGX ASI: 59,110.02 points
• Previous ASI: 59,014.85 points
• % Day Change: +0.16%
• % YTD: +15.33%
• Market Cap: N32.185 trillion
• Volume Traded: 588.85 million
• Value: N8.96 billion
• Deals: 8,272

NGX TOP GAINERS

• ACADEMY gained 10.00% to close at N1.98 per share
• CHAMS gained 10.00% to close at N0.44 per share
• GUINEAINS gained 10.00% to close at N0.22 per share
• SKYAVN gained 10.00% to close at N7.70 per share
• LEARNAFRCA gained 9.92% to close at N2.66 per share

NGX TOP LOSERS

• CILEASING was down by -10.00% to close at N4.05 per share
• CORNERS was down by -9.82% to close at N1.01 per share
• NSLTECH was down by -8.70% to close at N0.42 per share
• VERITASKAP was down by -8.70% to close at N0.21 per share
• RTBRISCOE was down by -8.11% to close at N0.34 per share

TOP 3 BY VOLUME

• UBA                      78,511,818
• GTCO                    65,398,595
• TRANSCORP        33,706,038

TOP 3 BY VALUE

• GTCO                    N2,107,188,787
• UBA                      N907,474,129
• ACCESSCORP      N466,626,957