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At the end of trading in the Nigerian stock market on Monday, December 22, the capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited closed at N97.19 trillion.
Also, the all-share index (ASI) of the NGX stood at 152,459.07 ASI.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelEquity traders exchanged 451,52 million shares in 33,327 deals, valued at N13.03 billion.
Top five gainers
- ALEX’s share price increased by N1.20 kobo to rise from N12.35 kobo to N13.55 kobo per share.
- International Insurance’s share value grew by N0.22 kobo, from N2.27 kobo to N2.49 kobo per share.
- Mecure ended trading at N60.30 kobo per share, from N55 per share – indicating an increase of N0.22 kobo.
- Royal Exchange gained N0.17 kobo to end trading at N1.94 kobo, having opened with N1.77 kobo.
- Austin Laz’s share value was up by N0.23 kobo, after closing at N2.65 kobo from N2.42 kobo per share.
Top five losers
- FGSUK2031S4’s share price depreciated by N9.99 kobo, dwindling from N89.99 kobo to N80 per share.
- Custodian recorded a N3.90 kobo decline in its share price to end trading at N35.10 kobo after opening with N39 per share.
- Associated Bus Company lost N0.35 kobo in its share price after trading hours, to sell at N3.15 kobo from N3.50 kobo per share.
- Prestige Assurance recorded a N0.12 kobo decline in its share price to end trading at N1.50 kobo after opening with N1.62 kobo per share.
- Guinea Insurance reported a decline of 7.38 percent from the previous day’s share price of N1.22 kobo to end trading at N1.13 kobo per share.
Top five trading equities
- Tantalizer reported that 50.17 million shares valued at N127.47 billion were traded on its floor.
- First HoldCo recorded 32.61 million shares valued at N1.49 billion.
- Access Holdings saw investors trade 27.31 million of its shares valued at N562.34 million.
- Custodian recorded 22.09 million shares exchanged on its floor, worth N857.83 million.
- Chams reported 21.31 million shares valued at N71.14 million exchanged in investors’ hands.
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Prime Business Africa is a business, economy and policy news platform founded in 2021 by veteran journalist and media scholar, Dr Marcel Mbamalu, after he left The Guardian as Editor.
Dr Mbamalu, who serves as Founder and Publisher, set up Prime Business Africa to deliver sharp, data-driven reporting on Nigeria’s markets, trade, investment, and governance trends for decision-makers, entrepreneurs, and policy leaders.
He also writes The Bottom Line, a backpage column for Punch Newspaper every Thursday.
Under his leadership, Prime Business Africa combines deep newsroom experience with a focus on accountability journalism, aiming to bridge information gaps between Africa’s private sector and the global economy.
