An Impressive rise in the share prices of SEPLAT PETROLEUM PLC, DANGOTE CEMENT and 49 others triggered a 325. 277 billion naira Gain to investors on Thursday.
The equity capitalization rose from Twenty-Nine Point Nine Three Trillion Naira Traded On Wednesday to Twenty-One Point Trillion Naira On Thursday, A Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Point Two Seven -Seven Billion naira or 15.42% gain.
Consequently, The All Share Index  rose to Forty Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Three Point One Four Points from Forty Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty-One Point Zero Five Points, A One Point Five Four Percent Rise.
Eight Hundred and Nine Point Three Six Two Million Shares were traded, Valued at Eight Point Nine Zero Five Billion naira.
On the activity chart, there were Forty-Nine gainers and Seven losers at the close of trading.
CHAMPIONS was the top gainer while COURTVILLE topped the losers side.
The volume of transactions in the financial sector triggered the high gain recorded by the investors.
 GUARANTY TRUST BANK traded Sixty-Eight Point Nine-Nine –Three million shares while ZENNITH BANK traded Forty-Two Point Eight One Three million shares,
TODAY’S TOP GAINERS
Name Of Company | Opening Price | Closing Price | Price Change | % Change | Deals | Volume | Value |
CHAMPION | 1,12 | 1.23 | 0.11 | 9.82% | 4 | 269,228 | 331,150.44 |
NASCON | 15.95 | 17.5 | 1.55 | 9.72% | 52 | 695,797 | 12,112,793.30 |
JAPAUL GOLD | 1.27 | 1.39 | 0.12 | 9.45% | 49 | 32,327,788 | 48,726,414.40 |
MANSARD | 1.38 | 1.51 | 0.13 | 9.42% | 102 | 32,327,788 | 48,726,414.40 |
ARDOVA | 20 | 21.85 | 1.85 | 9.25% | 256 | 7,541,954 | 164,732,027.85 |
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TODAY’S TOP LOSERS
Name Of Company | Opening Price | Closing Price | Price Change | % Change | Deals | Volume | Value |
COURTVILLE | 0.24 | 0.22 | -0.02 | 8.33% | 7 | 698,000 | 164,360.00 |
NIEMETTH | 2.2 | 2/.06 | -0.14 | 6.36% | 16 | 561,022 | 1,168,956.83 |
UNIONDAC | 0.32 | 0.31 | -0.01 | 3.13% | 8 | 212,970 | 65,690.25 |
JAIZBANK | 0.72 | 0.7 | -0.02 | 2.78% | 36 | 1,487,366 | 1,021,247.52 |
GUINESS | 18.9 | 18.85 | -0.05 | 0.26% | 73 | 1,290,634 | 24,361,141.25 |
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