Investors Trade Shares Worth N1.66 Billion On The Equities Market

Investors traded a total of 167.78 million shares worth N1.66 billion in 3,267 deals on Friday, a 20.03 percent improvement from Thursday.

At the close of the market, FBNHoldings led the activity chart, exchanging 27.28 million shares worth N199.56 million.

GTCO followed with an account of 14.38 million shares valued at N404.04 million; Transcorp sold 13.03 million shares worth N12.36 million.

FCMB Group traded 12.36 million shares cost N37.99 million, while Wema Bank sold 12.09 million shares valued at N10.75 million.

Also, the All-Share Index rose by 9.24 points or 0.02 percent to close at 38,810.75, raising market capitalisation by N4 billion to N20.22 trillion.

Transcorp Hotel led the gainers’ table in percentage terms, gaining 9.80 per cent to close at N3.92 per share.

Regency Insurance followed with a gain of 6.67 per cent to 48kobo, while Oando added 4.13 per cent to N4.79 per share.

Ardova grew by 3.33 per cent to close at N15.50, while Cutix increased by 2.73 per cent to N5.65 per share.

On the other hand, Juli Pharmaceuticals topped the losers’ chart in percentage terms, dropping 9.76 per cent to close at N1.11 per share.

Africa Prudential trailed with 5.51 per cent to close at N6, while Consolidated Hallmark Insurance dipped 3.28 per cent to close at 59kobo per share.

Mutual Benefits was down by 2.63 per cent to close at 37kobo, while Vitafoam declined by 2.60 per cent to close at N15 per share.