Investors on
the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday traded 250.89 million shares valued
at N3.01 billion exchanged in 3,968 deals.
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the volume represented a drop of 29.69 per
cent when compared to 356.81 million shares worth N4.22 billion transacted in
4,384 deals on Thursday.
An analysis
of the activity chart indicated that FBN Holdings was the most active with a
total of 76.39 million shares valued at N473.89 million.
FCMB Group
followed with an exchange of 20.39 million shares worth N21.83 million, while
Diamond Bank sold 14.85 million shares valued at N15.45 million.
Fidelity
Bank accounted for 13 62 million shares worth N22.58 million and Wema Bank
traded11.83 million shares valued at N5.91 million.
Also, the
NSE All-Share Index dropped by 55.22 points or 0.15 per cent to close at
36,462.26 as against 36,517.58 posted on Thursday, amid price loses.
In the same
vein, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.638 trillion, lost N19
billion or 0.15 per cent to close at N12.619 trillion.
Total
recorded the highest price loss to lead the losers’ table with a loss of N12.25
to close at N232.75 per share.
Nigerian
Breweries trailed with a loss of N3 to close at N152 and International
Breweries shed N2.58 to close at N49.20 per share.
Forte Oil
dipped N2.01 to close at N38.29, while Unilever was down by N1.22 kobo to close
at N42.78 per share.
On the other
hand, Nestle led the gainers’ table growing by N30 to close at N1, 230 per
share.
GT Bank
followed with a gain of 30k to close at N40 and BOC Gases improved by 19k to
close at N4.15 per share.
UAC Property
garnered 12k to close at N2.70 and Mansard gained 9k to close at N2.02 per
share.
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