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The increase was driven by the 3,486.03 basis points gained by the all-share index (ASI), which expanded to 209,317.41 ASI, from 205,831.38 ASI.
Traders in the NGX were involved in 46,231 deals, after trading 706,39 million shares, valued at N41,87 billion, compared to the 569.30 million exchanged in 45,777 deals, worth N32.24 billion.
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- Airtel Africa’s share price increased by N249.70 kobo, from N2,497 to N2,746.70 kobo per share.
- Aradel’s share value grew by N127.90 kobo, from N1,279 to N1,406.90 kobo per share.
- Ecobank’s share appreciated by N5.05 to end trading at N55.65 kobo, having opened with N50.60 kobo.
- TransExpress ended trading at N5 per share, from N4.55 kobo per share – indicating an increase of N0.45 kobo.
- Fortis Global Insurance’s share value was up by N0.11 kobo, after closing at N1.23 kobo from N1.12 kobo per share.
Top five losers
- Austin Laz share price depreciated by N0.39 kobo, dwindling from N3.99 kobo to N3.60 kobo per share.
- John Holt recorded a N1.40 kobo decline in its share price to end trading at N13 after opening with N14.40 kobo per share.
- CWG lost N1.65 kobo in its share price after trading hours, to sell at N21.20 kobo from N22.85 kobo per share.
- Conoil recorded a N13.90 kobo decline in its share price to end trading at N190.50 kobo after opening with N204.40 kobo per share.
- Omatek reported a decline of N0.12 kobo percent from the previous share price of N2.19 kobo to end trading at N2.07 per share.
Top five trading equities
- Zenith Bank reported that 73.28 million shares valued at N8.77 billion were traded on its floor.
- Tantalizer recorded 56.53 million shares valued at N220.34 million.
- UBA saw investors trade 49.84 million of its shares valued at N2.28 billion.
- Access Holdings recorded 38.14 million shares exchanged on its floor, worth N1 billion.
- NSLTECH reported that traders exchanged 32.64 million shares valued at N31.71 million.
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