The Nigerian equities market resumes with the following market indicators

ASI 26,464.82
DEALS 3,161.00
VOLUME 188,684,209.00
VALUE 1,387,815,478.30
CAP 9,105,919,249,995.67

The market closes with these barometer

ASI 26,486.02
DEALS 1,703.00
VOLUME 139,097,525.00
VALUE 1,432,886,956.87
CAP 9,113,213,334,212.58

The Market Capitalization grows to 0.08 percent despite predictions that it will decline continuously. The ASI increased by 21.20 basis point. The volume and value of shares traded were 139,097,525.00 and N1,432,886,956.87 respectively in 1703 deals.

The top five gainers were

COY. PREV. CLOSE. +Δ
FO 94.22 103.87 9.65
TOTAL 277.1 284 6.9
DANGCEM 170.04 174 3.96
CAP 31 32 1
STANBIC 14.21 14.92 0.71

The top five losers were

COY. PREV. CLOSE. -Δ
NB 142 137.55 -4.45
GUINNESS 88.73 84.3 -4.43
CONOIL 39.45 37.48 -1.97
GUARANTY 24.66 23.43 -1.23
CADBURY 11.1 10.03 -1.07

Forte PLC makes it up at the gainers table while Nigeria Breweries was the highest loser.
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