Trading on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) ended the week on a mixed note, as a total of 594,625,600 shares were traded in 43,058 deals, with a corresponding market value of N24.382 billion, news.ng reports.
Today’s trading shows a 12% decline in volume and a 26% decline in turnover, while deals improved by 3% as market capitalisation hit N129 trillion.
According to data, 33 equities recorded gains, while 36 lost, out of the 133 companies that participated.
Topping the gainers’ chart was Premier Paints, recording a 9.97% increase in its share price to close at N37.50 per share. Zichis Agro Allied Industries gained 9.97% to close at N13.79 per share, while McNichols’ share price appreciated by 9.93% to close at N7.42 per share. John Holt recorded a 9.86% gain to close at N18.95 per share.
On the losers’ chart, beverage maker Cadbury Nigeria Plc suffered the biggest loss of the day, with a 10% depreciation to close at N63.00 per share. Eterna Oil and E-Transact International followed, each recording a 10% loss to close at N33.75 per share and N20.70 per share, respectively, while Abbey Mortgage Bank also recorded a 10% loss to close at N9.90 per share.
Wema Bank recorded the highest volume of traded shares at 131 million. Legend Internet had 41.6 million shares traded, while Zichis Agro Allied Industries recorded 35.2 million, and Access Holdings traded 29.4 million shares.
