TUE 14 SEPT, 2021-theGBJournal- Mixed trading continued today in the local bourse as the All-Share Index was unchanged at 38,920.50 points. Consequently, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date losses settled at -0.8% and -3.4%, respectively.
The total volume of trades increased by 11.2% to 223.63 million units, valued at NGN1.86 billion, and exchanged in 3,304 deals. WEMABANK was the most traded stock by volume at 46.76 million units, while ACCESS was the most traded stock by value at NGN263.49 million.
Analysing by sectors, the Insurance (-0.9%), Oil & Gas (-0.4%), and Consumer Goods (-0.1%) indices recorded losses while the Industrial Goods (+0.1%) and Banking (+0.1%) indices posted gains.
As measured by market breadth, market sentiment was negative (0.6x), as 21 tickers lost, relative to 12 gainers. SOVRENINS (-7.4%) and UPL (-6.4%) recorded the most significant losses of the day, while ACADEMY (+8.3%) and COURTVILLE (+7.4%) topped the gainers’ list.
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