The equities market closed yesterday on a positive note, as Nigerian Stock Exchange [NSE] All Share Index [ASI] appreciated by 0.58 per cent to close at 41,359.87 basis points, compared with the 0.28 per cent depreciation recorded previously. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at 0.07 percent.
Sterling Bank, Unity Bank and Transcorp were the most active to boost market turnover. Guaranty and Zenith Bank topped market value list.
Market breadth also closed positive as Premier Breweries led 31 gainers against 20 losers topped by Nnfm at the end of yesterday’s session- an unimproved performance when compared with previous outlook.
Sectoral Indices, banking sector recorded 1.75 per cent gain to emerge the most supportive sectoral performance among others while industry is the most hit to close with 0.38 per cent loss
Volume Shockers include Unity bank which led the list of active stocks that recorded impressive volume spike at the end of yesterday’s session.
