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NSE: Dangote Cement, Airtel Africa lift trading by 0.21%

Bassey Udo by Bassey Udo
January 26, 2021
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Nigerian Stock market indicators rebound by 0.17%

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Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed on Monday with investors attracted more to Dangote Cement and Airtel Africa equities.
Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 86.97 points, or 0.21 percent to close at 41,088.96 from 41,001.99 on Friday.
Consequently, month-to-date and year-to-date returns increased to 2.0 percent.
Also, the market capitalization, which opened at N21.448 trillion improved by N46 billion, or 0.24 per cent to close at N21.494 trillion.
The market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalized stocks, amongst them Airtel Africa, Dangote Cement, MRS Oil, Julius Berger and Lafarge Africa.
“Bargain hunting from market participants, stemming from recent selloffs and the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting will drive market activities,” analysts at United Capital Plc said.
Academy Press dominated the gainers’ chart in percentage terms, gaining 10 percent to close at 44k per share.
May and Baker followed with 9.86 per cent to close at N4.01, while MRS Oil rose by 9.82 percent to close at N12.30 per share.
Champion Breweries grew by 9.74 percent to close at N2.14, while University Press appreciated by 9.60 percent to close at N1.37 per share.
Conversely, C & I Leasing and Royal Exchange led the losers’ chart in percentage terms, losing10 per cent each to close at N5.13 and 36k per share, respectively.
Ardova followed with a loss of 9.78 per cent to close at N18.45 per share.
Japaul Gold and Ventures shed 9.47 per cent to close at 86k, while Sovereign Trust Insurance lost 9.09 per cent to close at 30k per share.
Meanwhile, the total volume traded declined by 43.7 per cent as investors’ bought and sold 333.09 million shares valued at N2.64 billion in 5,640 deals.
This was in contrast with a turnover of 591.46 million shares worth N5.07 billion transacted in 5,787 deals on Friday.
Transactions in the shares Transcorp topped the activity chart with 48.99 million shares valued at N53.31 million.
AXA Mansard Insurance sold 28.03 million shares worth N38.29 million, while Fidelity Bank traded 26.53 million shares valued at N72.59 million.
United Bank for Africa accounted for 16.67 million shares worth N145.85 million, while Zenith Bank transacted 15.87 million shares valued at N418.97 million. (NAN)

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Bassey Udo is a Journalist, Communication & Media Practitioner PERSONAL DETAILS DATE OF BIRTH: March 3, 1965 GENDER: Male NATIONALITY: Nigerian GSM: +234 802 313 7335; 07032308000 EMAIL: bassey.udo@gmail.com CONTACT ADDRESS: Plot 743 Coral Park Street, Lugbe CRD, Abuja, FCT 900128 A multiple award winning investigative reporter with specialised interest in Business & Economy, Energy & Power, Oil, Gas, Mining & Extractive Industry, Environment & Climate Change, etc. at various times for some of Nigeria’s elite newspapers and magazines, including Post Express, NewsAfrica magazine, Independent, 234NEXT and Premium Times. A member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Society of International Law & Diplomacy (SILD). He is also a distinguished Alumnus of the U.S. International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) 2017.

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