NSE Index Down 0.04% As Sell-Offs Linger

capitalised stocks

Trading activities on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, on Tuesday, May 8, closed with southward movements.

Consequently, the NSE All Share Index depreciated by 0.04% following the selloff in the Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors.

Market breadth index closed flat with 24 gainers paired against 25 stocks that declining stocks. Cutix rose by 8.47% leading the gainers chart, while Forte Oil emerged the worst performing stock today. dropping 5%.

Sectorial Performance chart showed  NSE Consumer Goods Index sliding by 0.31%, following the selloff in Champion, FlourMill, Nigerian Breweries and Guinness.

NSE Oil & Gas Index collapsed by 0.01%, following the 5.00% loss in Forte Oil and 0.57% in Oando.

Meanwhile, the NSE Banking Index advanced by 0.68%, largely driven by the buy interest in Wema Bank, Skye Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and United Bank for africa.

NSE Industrial Index appreciated by 0.04%, driven by the gain 8.47% in Cutix and the 4.92% gain in CCNN.

At the end of trading, FCMB was the most actively traded with 297million units of shares worth N745million.