By Babajide Okeowo
The equities market closed today on a positive note, as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index, NSEASI appreciated by +0.30% to close at 35,147.62 basis points as against +0.45% appreciation recorded previously. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at +30.94%.
Market breadth closed negative as CAVERTON led 15 Gainers as against 21 Losers topped by CORNERST at the end of today’s session – an unimproved performance when compared with previous outlook.
Market turnover closed negative as volume moved down by -25.83% as against the +118.38% uptick recorded in the previous session. ACCESS, FBNH, and MBENEFIT were the most active to boost market turnover. GUARANTY and SEPLAT topped the market value list.
PRESTIGE led the list of active stocks that recorded an impressive volume spike at the end of today’s session.