NSE: Market Capitalization rose by N309. 79 billion on Monday after five days consecutive fall.
Obi Chibueze, Abuja.
Trading resumed on Monday on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange with an impressive rise on the market capitalization, after five days consecutive loss.
The market capitalization rose to Eighteen Point Two -Two Trillion naira. It stood at Three Seventeen Point Nine One Trillion Naira on Friday.
The All Share Index also closed blue, rising from Thirty-Four Thousand, two Hundred and fifty-two Point seven four to thirty-four thousand, eight hundred and forty-three point four- four, a One point seven three Percent increase.
The total of Two Hundred and Eight Point One Million shares with total of Three Point Seven One Billion Naira were traded on Monday.
On the activity chart ZENITH BANK was the most traded equity, trading thirty-four point zero three shares worth Seven Hundred and Seventy-One Point Three Nine in Four Hundred and Eight- Eight deals.
At the close of trading, AIRTEL AFRICA PLC was the top most gainer while PRESTIGE led the losers chart.
TODAY’S TOP GAINERS
| Name Of Company | Opening Price | Closing Price | Price Change | % Change | Deals | Volume | Value |
| AIRTELAFRIC | 640 | 704 | 64 | 10% | 36 | 1,159,356 | 814,719,071.80 |
| AIICO | 1.05 | 1.15 | 0.1 | 9.52% | 40 | 2,262,618 | 2,579,846.79 |
| ROYALEX | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 9.52% | 10 | 1,753,364 | 386,627.14 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.04 | 9.09% | 56 | 8,050,322 | 3,835,941.24 |
| NEIMETH | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 9.09% | 15 | 388,790 | 915,511.90 |
TODAY’S TOP LOSERS
| Name Of Company | Opening Price | Closing Price | Price Change | % Change | Deals | Volume | Value |
| PRESTIGE | 0.5 | 0.45 | -0.05 | 10% | 8 | 1,207,200 | 544,912.00 |
| INTBREW | 7.18 | 6.47 | -0.72 | 9.89% | 47 | 1,096,716 | 7,129,216.37 |
| CUTIX | 1.9 | 1.72 | -0.18 | 9.47% | 22 | 1,351,854 | 2,353,896.56 |
| NASCON | 16 | 14.5 | -1.5 | 9.38% | 29 | 290,015 | 4,207,517.50 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.68 | 0.62 | -0.06 | 5.08% | 65 | 8,411,747 | 5,453,442.44 |