The volume of equities traded at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday was driven largely by shares of Zenith International Bank plc, Diamond Bank plc, GTBank plc, Fidelity Bank plc, and FBN Holdings plc.
Equity dealers exchanged 71,950,003 units of Zenith Bank shares valued at N1.487billion; 35,422,223 units of Diamond Bank shares valued at N230.239million; 19,781,445 units of GTBank shares valued at N463.564million; 15,585,292 units of Fidelity Bank shares valued at N31.229million; and 14,213,180 units of FBN Holdings plc shares valued at N165.065million.
At the Nigerian bourse yesterday, equity dealers exchanged 254,148,400 shares valued at N3.642billion in 4,270 deals.
The NSE All Share Index (ASI) depreciated further by 0.37% to close at 37,136.60 points from 37, 888.47 points recorded the preceding trading day; while market capitalisation of listed equities declined further by N44billion, from N11.972trillion to N11.928trillion.
Mobil Oil Nigeria plc led the gainers table after adding N4, from initial price of N117 to N121. Seven-Up Bottling Company plc rose by N2.99, from N88.01 to N91; Dangote Cement plc appreciated by N0.60, from N228.40 to N229; Nigerian Breweries plc also gained N0.49, from N145.01 to N145.50; while Unilever Nigeria plc garnered N0.35, from N44.65 to N45, adding N0.35.
On the losers table, Nestle Nigeria plc led the table after declining from N975.08 to N968, down by N7.08; Total Nigeria plc lost N7, from N160 to N153; Presco dropped from N41 to N38.95, down by N2.05; Guinness Nigeria plc dipped by N1.85, from N170to N168.15; while International Breweries plc lost N1, from N25 to N24.
IHEANYI NWACHUKWU
