Business & Economy
JBERGER, NPF Lead Gainers As NGX ASI Surges By N30 Billion
The stock exchange market made a bullish trend at the end of today’s trading session, posting gains that increased the index by 57.64 points, as market capitalization rose by N30 billion.
The stock exchange market value currently stands at N20.11 trillion. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at –4.14%.
The market breadth closed negative as JBERGER led 17 Gainers, and 26 Losers topped by ETERNA at the end of today’s session.
The stock market has declined -1,666 base points since the start of the year.
NGX ASI top gainers
JBERGER up +8.89% to close at N24.50
NPFMCRFBK up +8.00% to close at N1.89
REGALINS up +7.14% to close at N0.45
LINKASS up +6.67% to close at N0.64
MBENEFIT up +5.41% to close at N0.39
NGX ASI top losers
ETERNA down –10.00% to close at N6.39
NEIMETH down –9.71% to close at N1.58
TRIPPLEG down –9.09% to close at N0.90
DANGSUGAR down –5.41% to close at N17.50
WAPCO down –5.02% to close at N21.75
Outlook
Market sentiments trend towards the bears as 17 gainers was surpassed by 26 losers.