THE Nigerian stock market again fell slightly by -0.01 per cent on Monday, bringing the market capitalisation down to N26.794 trillion, having closed previous tr0ading with N26.796 trillion.
It trailed the All Share Index (ASI), which dropped from 49,682.15 to 49,676.75, after losing 5.4 basis points.
Investors traded N2.18 billion for 232.94 million shares in 4,425 deals, against the 193.51 million shares, worth N4.64 billion, that were exchanged in 3,307 deals on Friday.
The top five gainers include, TransExpress, which share appreciated by 9.52 per cent to rise from N0.63kobo to N0.69kobo per share.
UPDC REIT stock grew N0.30kobo, up from N3.25kobo to N3.55kobo per share.
Multiverse ended trading with N2.62kobo from N2.40kobo per share, rising by N0.22kobo, just as Vitafoam gained N1.70kobo to end trading at N22, having opened with N20.30kobo, while Courtville stock was up by 8.33 percent, closing with N0.52kobo, from N0.48kobo per share.
The top five losers of the day were, Caverton, which share depreciated by N0.11kobo, dropping from N1.15kobo to N1.04 per share. John Holt also fell by 8.99 per cent to end trading at N0.81kobo, after opening with N0.89kobo per share.
Japaul Gold followed the same path, losing 8.82 percent after trading hours, to sell at N0.31kobo from N0.34kobo per share. AIICO reported a decline of 3.64 percent from previous day’s share price of N0.53kobo to end trading at N0.55kobo per share.
Nigerian Breweries share declined to N45.80kobo from N47.15kobo, after losing N1.35kobo during trading hours.
The top five trading equities are Jaiz Bank, which reported 40.42 million shares valued at N36.17 million traded on its floor. Access Corp recorded 35.80 million shares valued at N293.55 million, just as FBN Holdings saw investors trade 23.06 million of its shares valued at N251.37 million.
Mutual Benefit recorded 19.93 million shares exchanged on its floor, worth N6.05 million. Zenith Bank reported 12.45 million shares valued at N273.66 million, exchanged investors hands
