Wednesday’s trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) recorded a total of 706,325,388 shares exchanged in 46,073 deals, with a market value of N41.8 billion, news.ng reports.
According to data, there was a 24% improvement in volume turnover, while market capitalisation stood at N134.7 trillion.
Further details revealed that out of the 133 equities listed on the NGX for Wednesday’s trading, 37 stocks recorded gains, while 39 closed the day at a loss.
Among the gainers, Airtel Africa led with a 10% increase in share price to close trading at N2,746.70 per share, followed by Aradel Holdings, which gained 10% to close at N1,406.90 per share.
Other gainers include Ecobank Transnational, gaining 9.98% to close at N55.65 per share, while Trans-Nationwide Express gained 9.89%, closing at N5.00 per share.
On the losers’ chart, Austin Laz & Company recorded a 9.77% loss in its share price to close at N3.60 per share, followed by John Holt, which lost 9.72% of its share price to close at N13.00 per share.
Others include Computer Warehouse Group, whose share depreciated by 7.22% to close at N21.20 per share, while Conoil lost 6.8% of its share price to close at N190.50 per share.
Zenith Bank recorded the highest volume of 73.3 million traded shares, followed by Tantalizers with 56.5 million traded shares. United Bank for Africa followed with 49.8 million shares traded, and Access Holdings closed with 38.1 million shares traded.
