Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE closed market on a downward slope on Wednesday, January 27, as the All Share Index lost 2.09 per cent to close at 23,333.34 points from 23,832.03 on Tuesday, January 26.
Similarly, the market capitalization also shed from N8.196 trillion to N8.025trillion.
The market recorded 11 gainers today led by SEPLAT with a gain of N14.12 or 8.26 per cent to N185.00 followed by Cadbury with a gain of N0.79 or 4.96 per cent to close at N16.71 while AIICO gained N0.04 or 4.94 per cent to close at N0.85 per share.
On the other hand, Transcorp topped 24 stocks on the losers’ chart with N0.12 loss or 9.16 per cent to close at N1.19 followed by UBA that lost 0.23 or 7.72 per cent to close at N2.75 per share, and FCMB that lost N0.08 or 7.62 per cent to close at N0.97 per share.
All together, a total of 260,480,900 shares worth N1.705 billion exchange hands in 3,465 deals.
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