THUR NOV 28 2024-theGBJournal| The NGX benchmark index, the All-Share Index ended up 0.5% to 97,783.81 points on Thursday, pulling back losses from previous session.
Gains in OANDO (+5.4%) and ARADEL (+9.2%) drove the markets positive sentiments.
The Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns settled higher at +0.1% and +30.8%, respectively, while market capitalization gained N305.85 billion to close at N59.28 trillion.
The total volume traded declined by 21.4% to 632.74 million units, valued at NGN10.81 billion, and exchanged in 8,404 deals. FBNH was the most traded stock by volume and value at 166.76 million units and NGN4.18 billion, respectively.
On sectors, the Banking (+0.7%), Insurance (+0.2%), and Industrial Goods (+0.2%) indices gained, while the Oil & Gas (-0.5%) and Consumer Goods (-0.1%) indices settled lower.
As measured by market breadth, market sentiment was neutral (1.0x), as 28 tickers gained relative to 28 losers.
VITAFOAM (+9.8%) and ARADEL (+9.2%) led the gainers, while PRESTIGE (-10.0%) and UNILEVER (-9.8%) posted the most significant losses of the day.
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