Nigerian stocks closed trading on a positive note as the all share index rose 3.17%. Market capitalization at the close of trading was N9,579,479,066,633.23.
Highlights of today’s trading session.
- NSE All Share Index was 27,891.96 up 3.17%
- Market capitalization closed at N9.57 trillion compared to yesterday’s market capitalization of N9.28 trillion
- Volume of shares traded was 588,427,400.00 units
Top Trades
| Company (By Volume) | Volume | Value |
| GUARANTY | 33,557,084 | 630,958,285.75 |
| FCMB | 18,421,242 | 28,708,335.57 |
| NEM | 14,678,228 | 15,412,139.40 |
| UBA | 13,190,450 | 57,235,668.94 |
| ACCESS | 12,510,688 | 72,164,940.90 |
Top Gainers
| S/N | Symbol | 6/14/2016 Closing Price(N) | 6/15/2016 Closing Price(N) | Gain(N) | % Change |
| 1 | NEM | 1.05 | 1.15 | 0.1 | 9.52 |
| 2 | GUARANTY | 18.51 | 19.95 | 1.44 | 7.78 |
| 3 | FCMB | 1.56 | 1.68 | 0.12 | 7.69 |
| 4 | SKYEBANK | 1.12 | 1.2 | 0.08 | 7.14 |
| 5 | TRANSCORP | 1.36 | 1.45 | 0.09 | 6.62 |
| 6 | UBA | 4.32 | 4.6 | 0.28 | 6.48 |
| 7 | DIAMONDBNK | 2.2 | 2.34 | 0.14 | 6.36 |
| 8 | FBNH | 3.8 | 4.04 | 0.24 | 6.32 |
| 9 | ZENITHBANK | 14.95 | 15.77 | 0.82 | 5.48 |
| 10 | OANDO | 6.6 | 6.93 | 0.33 | 5 |
Top Losers
| S/N | Symbol | 6/14/2016 Closing Price(N) | 6/15/2016 Closing Price(N) | Loss(N) | % Change |
| 1 | UPL | 4.41 | 4.19 | -0.22 | -4.99 |
| 2 | GLAXOSMITH | 16.44 | 15.64 | -0.8 | -4.87 |
| 3 | NEIMETH | 0.86 | 0.82 | -0.04 | -4.65 |
| 4 | ETI | 17.2 | 16.4 | -0.8 | -4.65 |
| 5 | CUTIX | 1.65 | 1.58 | -0.07 | -4.24 |
| 6 | INTBREW | 19.9 | 19.48 | -0.42 | -2.11 |
| 7 | FLOURMILL | 21.85 | 21.5 | -0.35 | -1.6 |
| 8 | CONTINSURE | 1.1 | 1.09 | -0.01 | -0.91 |
| 9 | UACN | 19.5 | 19.33 | -0.17 | -0.87 |
| 10 | NPFMCRFBK | 1.25 | 1.24 | -0.01 | -0.8 |
Cool stuff. Still a YTD loss of 2.6% though, from a YTD loss of 5.6% yesterday. It is certain we will enter a positive territory latest by Friday.