[STOCKS] Best and worst performers last week

The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.92% to close on Friday at 34,388.21 and N11.678 trillion.

Similarly, five Indices finished lower during the week with the exception of the NSE Banking, NSE Insurance and NSE Industrial Goods indices that rose by 2.02%, 0.57% and 1.42% respectively.

Thirty-two (32) equities appreciated in price during the week, higher than thirty-one (31) equities of the preceding week. Forty-five (45) equities depreciated in price, higher than forty-one (41) equities of the preceding week, while one hundred and sixteen (116) remained unchanged lower than one hundred and twenty (120) equities of the preceding week.

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Gainers
Company	Open	Close	Gain (N)	% Change
VITAFOAM NIGERIA PLC	4.83	6.4	1.57	32.51
C & I LEASING PLC	0.52	0.66	0.14	26.92
RED STAR EXPRESS PLC	3.78	4.7	0.92	24.34
HONEYWELL FLOUR MILL PLC	3.28	3.96	0.68	20.73
CAP PLC	35.66	43	7.34	20.58
ECOBANK TRANSNATIONAL INCORPORATED	20.7	24.49	3.79	18.31
CAVERTON OFFSHORE SUPPORT GRP PLC	3	3.45	0.45	15
UNIVERSITY PRESS PLC	4.83	5.48	0.65	13.46
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INSURANCE COY PLC	0.51	0.57	0.06	11.76
MAY & BAKER NIGERIA PLC	1.63	1.79	0.16	9.82

Losers
Company	Open	Close	Loss (N)	% Change
UNITY BANK PLC	3.89	2.62	-1.27	-32.65
LEARN AFRICA PLC	1.43	1.27	-0.16	-11.19
ASSOCIATED BUS COMPANY PLC	0.63	0.57	-0.06	-9.52
ACADEMY PRESS PLC	1.06	0.96	-0.1	-9.43
CEMENT COMPANY OF NORTHERN NIGERIA PLC	11.59	10.5	-1.09	-9.4
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE PLC	0.55	0.5	-0.05	-9.09
FORTE OIL PLC	177.65	163.01	-14.64	-8.24
FBN HOLDINGS PLC	9.8	9.1	-0.7	-7.14
STERLING BANK PLC	2.29	2.15	-0.14	-6.11
COSTAIN (WEST AFRICA) PLC	0.87	0.82	-0.05	-5.75