MTN gained 3.27%, CCNN gained 3.32% while Dangote Sugar posted 3.06% gain at the end of the trading day.
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MTN Nigeria, Dangote Sugar, others lift stock market as investors gain $17.16 million
MTN Nigeria, Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) Plc and Dangote Sugar on Thursday lifted the Nigerian bourse as investors gained N6.23 billion ($17.16 million).
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This is coming as trading closed on a positive note as the All-Share Index (ASI) marginally rose 5bps to settle at 27,424.92 points
Business Insider SSA’s analysis of the stock market shows that the year-to-date (YTD) return currently stands at -12.74% while market capitalisation increased by N6.2 billion to N13.4 trillion.
Analysts at Afrinvest have predicted a bearish performance at the close of trading on Friday “in the absence of any market catalyst. However, we do not rule out the possibility of bargain hunting activities.”
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These are the top five gainers and losers:
- Mansard 9.09%
- Jaiz Bank 5.3%
- FCMB 4.35%
- Chams 4.0%
- Wema Bank 3.64%
Losers:
- AfriPrud 10%
- NAHCO 10%
- Guinness Nigeria 10%
- UCAP 9.95%
- UAC-PROP -9.68%
The Nigerian equities market has witnessed sell pressures over the last few weeks. In July, the market closed a bearish note, a decline of 7.5%. Since the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari's government, investors are keenly waiting for the government's economic direction and composition of the executive team.
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