The Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on a negative note, as the All Share Index (ASI), dipped by 2.09% today to close at 23,333.34.
Transcorp topped the losers chart, but banking stocks made up the lot of the top 10 losers, as a total of 5 banks (UBA, FCMB, Zenith Bank, FBNH, and Access Bank) were on the losing side.
Here is a snapshot of today’s trading:
ASI:23,333.34
DEALS: 3,465
VOLUME: 260,480,900
VALUE: 1,704,762,197.29
CAP: 8,024,771,253,981.47
Transcorp opened at N1.31 and closed at N1.19 today shedding 9.16%,
UBA opened at N2.98 and closed at N2.75 today losing 7.72%
FCMB lost 7.62% to close at N0.97
Zenith Bank lost 7.59% to close at N11.20
Access lost 7.54% to close at N3.80
SEPLAT topped the gainers chart with an 8.26% rise in its share price to close at N185
CADBURY also gained 4.96% to close at N16.71
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