After a Two Hundred and Fifty-Eight Point One billion naira gain last week, trading began on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday with a One Hundred and Forty-Five Billion naira gain.
All the market indices, the equity capitalization, the All Share Index, the volume, value and the total number of deals closed blue.
The Equity capitalization rose from Twenty Point Five Trillion naira to Twenty Point Six-Six Trillion, a One Hundred and Forty-Five Billion naira gain.
The All Share Index similarly closed at Thirty-Nine Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety- Three Point Three-Seven Points from Thirty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred and Sixteen Point Two points traded on Friday.
The volume also rose from Two Hundred and Fifty Point Nine Million trade on Friday, to Five Hundred and Twenty-Two Point One Million shares on Monday.
The value climbed to Ten Point Six-Five Billion naira from Two Point Seven-Nine Billion.
The gain was triggered by a rise in the share prices of capitalized stocks of financial sector. A One Naira Thirty-Five Kobo rise in the share price of GUARANTY TRUST BANK which also traded over Two Hundred and  Thirty Point Three-Seven million shares valued at Seven Point Three-Eight Billion naira anchored the gain.
ZENITH BANK and GUARANTY TRUST BANK were the choice of investors as they recording Over Four Hundred deals.
COURTVILLE BUSINES SOLUTION was the highest shares gainer. Its share price rose to Twenty-Two Kobo from Twenty Kobo traded on Friday, a Ten percent gain
Other top gainers include, CUSTODIAN & ALLIED PLC, LINK ASSURANCE PLC and CARVERTON OFFSHORE SUPPORT GROUP PLC
On the loser’s side, CORNERSTONE INSURANCE PLC was on top, with OANDO PLC, FLOUR MILLS NIGERIA and PZ CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC on the list.
TODAY’S TOP GAINERS
Name Of Company | Opening Price | Closing Price | Price Change | % Change | Deals | Volume | Value |
COURTVILLE | 0.2 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 10% | 35 | 16,849,556 | 3,706,902.32 |
CUSTODIAN | 6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 10% | 25 | 454,511 | 2,988,966.80 |
LINKASURRE | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.05 | 9.80% | 6 | 204,500 | 114, 305.00 |
CARVERTON | 1.89 | 2.07 | 0.18 | 9.52% | 62 | 2,859,034 | 5,820,580.78 |
JAIZBANK | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.05 | 8.47% | 19 | 1,176,933 | 731,717.12 |
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TODAY’S TOP LOSERS
Name Of Company | Opening Price | Closing Price | Price Change | % Change | Deals | Volume | Value |
CORNERST | 0.61 | 0.55 | -0.06 | 9.94% | 12 | 1,221,951 | 688,302.08 |
OANDO | 3.3 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 6.06% | 75 | 2,173,572 | 6,821,849.03 |
HONYFLOUR | 1.24 | 1.18 | -0.06 | 4.84% | 30 | 356,475 | 423,152.45 |
PZ | 5 | 4.85 | -0.15 | 3% | 41 | 721,696 | 3,510,644.10 |
FCMB | 2.19 | 2.9 | -0.08 | 3.65% | 86 | 2,159,627 | 6,291,619.55 |
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