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Equities Market Advances By N37bn
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation last Friday improved further by N37 billion following price growth in some blue chips.
Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N13.313 trillion rose by 0.28 per cent to close at N13.350 trillion.
Also, the NSE All-Share Index appreciated by 70.98 points or 0.28 per cent to close at 25,591.95, against 25,520.97 on Thursday.
Stanbic IBTC recorded the highest gain to lead the gainers’ chart, growing by N1.50 to close at N40 per share.
Lafarge Africa came second with 60k to close at N12.80, while Flour Mills added 35k to close at N29.50 per share.
Zenith Bank garnered 25k to close at N17.20, while Guaranty Trust Bank inched higher by 25k to close at N25 per share.
On the other hand, CAP topped the losers’ chart with a loss of N1.70 to close at N15.75 per share.