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NSE Index Sheds 39.95 Points
The transactiosn at
the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday, closed on a negative note as the All-share Index (ASI) and market capitalisation depreciated.
All share index lost 39.95 points to close lower at 41,917.55 points, as against 41,957.50 points traded on Thursday.
The market capitalisation of traded equities depreciated by N21 billion to close at N13.423 trillion as against Thursday’s closing of N13.444 trillion.
Investors at the close of trading on Friday exchanged 486.98 million shares valued at N6.15 billion in 5,947 deals compared to 345.56 million share worth N3.93 billion that exchanged in 5,855 deals.
The volume of traded equities increased by 141.42 million shares with the value of shares added N2.218 billion.
The gainers table was topped by Nigerian Breweries after gaining N1.99k per share to close at N164.99k per share.
Dangote Cement followed with N1.74k gain per share to close at N233.75k per share.
However, Nestle Plc lost N15.00 per share to close at N1,180.00 per share, followed by Guinness which lost N1.20k per share to close N230.80k per share.