Stock Market: LinkAssure, Ikeja Hotel consolidate gains on NGX chart

Stocks of insurance company LinkAssure, on Tuesday, joined hospitality outfit Ikeja Hotel to consolidate on gains made on Monday, June 25 on the Nigerian Exchange Group gainers chart.

While Ikeja Hotel jumped from the third position it occupied yesterday to number one by posting a closing price of N1.21 as against N1.10 it posted on Monday, with a gain of N0.11 reflecting 10.00% change, LinkAssure jumped from fifth to second by posting a closing price of N0.77 as against N0.70 it posted on Monday with a gain of N0.07 also reflecting 10.00% change.

Joining Ikeja Hotel and LinkAssure at the top gainers’ chart are CADBURY, HONYFLOUR, Chi PLC, FCMB, MBENEFIT, WAPIC, ROYALEX, COURTVILLE, OKOMUOIL, JAPAULGOLD, DANGSUGAR, UBN, SOVRENINS, TRANSCORP, OANDO, STERLNBANK, VITAFOAM, AFRIPRUD, FBNH, AIICO, CUSTODIAN, STANBIC, ZENITHBANK, CUTIX, UCAP, NB in that order.

Topping the losers’ chart is Jaiz Bank and Veritas Kapital. Jaiz Bank went from N0.58 closing price on Monday to N0.55 closing price on Tuesday, losing -N0.03 and reflecting a -5.17% change.

Coming second on the losers’ chart, Veritas Kapital went from N0.25 closing price on Monday to N0.24 closing price on Tuesday, posting -N0.02 loss, reflecting a -4.00% change.

Other companies that made the losers’ chart include UNITYBNK, PZ, FLOURMILL, UNILEVER, SEPLAT, ETERNA, ETI, INTERBREW, UBA, LIVESTOCK, UACN in that order.