Market Cap (N’bn) 6,282.53
Market Cap (US$’bn) 38.71
NSE All-Share Index 19,871.97
Daily Performance % 0.41
\1 Week Performance % (0.40)
YTD Performance % (19.78)
Daily Volume (Million) 224.18
Daily Value (N’bn) 2.53
Daily Value (US$’m) 15.61
The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index gained 41bps today. Offers stacked at the upper end of the market forced the hands of NB buyers today, resulting in a 2.8 per cent mark-up. Guinness however recorded no change, though sentiments appeared skewed to the sell side. The building materials sector was on the upbeat today. Growing demand for Lafarge Wapco during the session led to maximum points appreciation; Ashaka Cement also bagged 1.0 per cent, while CCNN recovered a bit of yesterday’s losses with a 0.9 per cent gain. Dangote Cement remained unchanged. In other sectors, institutional sales trimmed off maximum points from the price of Dangote Sugar, recording the only loss in the food and beverages sector. Profit taking also shaved off a further 5.0 per c ent from Forte Oil.