The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange depreciated by N94 billion or 0.79 per cent on Thursday as major stocks recorded price losses.
The market capitalisation closed lower at N11.773 trillion from the N11.867 trillion recorded on Wednesday.
Also, the All-Share Index, which opened at 37,259, dropped by 297.03 points to close at 36,962.62.
Dangote Cement led the losers’ chart by N5.44 to close at N189.50 per share.
UACN depreciated by N1.93 to close at N61.52 per share, while Julius Berger lost 85k to close at N77 per share.
PZ Cusson dipped by 73k to close at N37.27 per share, while Zenith Bank fell by 35k to close at N20.82 per share.
On the other hand, Mobil led the gainers’ chart by N4.95 to close at N115 per share.
Cadbury gained N1.43 to close at N51.68 per share, while Ashaka Cement grew by N1.03 to close at N22 per share.
Total appreciated by 50k to close at N157.50 per share, while Presco chalked up 49k to close at N34.49 per share.
Wapic Insurance emerged as the most traded stock, accounting for 24.79 million shares worth N24.33 million.
Wema Bank exchanged 23.97 million shares valued at N31.94 million, while Access Bank sold 23.41 million shares worth 248.17 million.
In all, investors exchanged a total of 308.07 million shares worth N2.1 billion in 4,305 deals.
This was against the 288.02 million shares valued at N2.3 billion traded in 4,482 deals on Wednesday.
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