The Nigerian Equities Market closed in the positive territory this week as its benchmark index rose by 0.18% to 65,325.37 points. Consequently, its Year-to-Date return printed at 27.46% (Yesterday: 27.23%). The strong market performance was primarily driven by gains in MTN Nigeria Plc and Transnational Corp of Nigeria, offsetting the losses in UBA and International Breweries.
Today, GTCO traded the highest in terms of Volume while FIDELITYBK traded highest in terms of Value.
The top gainers for today were ENAMELWA, VERITASKAP and PRESTIGE while CWG, GLAXOSMITH and CORNEST topped the losers’ chart.