MON NOV 18 2024-theGBJournal| The NGX All-Share Index popped 3bps to 97,747.27 points (97,722.28 points by close of trading Friday) on Monday as WAPCO (+9.5%) shares surged.
Sell pressures was seen on ACCESSCORP (-3.0%) and TRANSCORP (-1.4%), as the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns settled at +0.1% and +30.7%, respectively.
Market capitalization climbed to N59.230 trillion from Friday’s close of N59.215 trillion.
The total trading volume increased by 40.0% to 413.35 million units, valued at N5.34 billion, and exchanged in 9,004 deals.
JAPAULGOLD was the most traded stock by volume at 179.10 million units, while ACCESSCORP was the most traded stock by value at N775.55 million.
On sectoral performance, the Industrial Goods (+0.7%) and Insurance (+0.4%) indices advanced, while the Banking (-0.6%), Consumer Goods (-0.3%), and Oil & Gas (-0.1%) indices declined.
As measured by market breadth, market sentiment was positive (1.4x), as 27 tickers gained relative to 17 losers. JOHNHOLT (+10.0%) and BETAGLAS (+9.9%) led the gainers, while MECURE (-9.7%) and THOMASWY (-8.9%) recorded the most significant losses of the day.
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