Nigerian Stock Exchange closed Friday’s trading session on a bullish note.
The All Share Index gained by +1.56% to close at 36,804.75 index points as against +2.10% appreciation recorded on Thursday.
Nigerian Stock Exchange capitalization now stands at N19.24 trillion (Ghs 286 billion). Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at +37.12%.
- Nigerian bourse trading turnover at the last trading session for the week ticked up closes volume gained 24.07% as against 47.18% plunge recorded on Thursday. NIGERINS, GUARANTY, and MANSARD were the most active to boost market turnover.
- The market breadth closed positive as OANDO led 31 Gainers as against 7 Losers topped by CILEASING at the end of today’s session – an improved performance when compared with the previous outlook.
Top gainers
- OANDO up 9.79% to close at N3.14
- ARDOVA up 7.92% to close at N14.3
- DANGCEM up 4.75% to close at N209.5
- MTNN up 3.23% to close at N160
- MTNN up 3.23% to close at N160
- GUINNESS up 2.15% to close at N19
Top losers
- CILEASING down 9.83% to close at N4.31
- LASACO down 6.25% to close at N0.3
- LINKASSURE down 2.17% to close at N0.45
- UCAP down 1.27% to close at N4.65
- MAYBAKER down 1.03% to close at N3.85
Outlook
Nigerian stocks got fired up amid falling oil prices at the last trading session of the week.
- Buying pressure was significantly seen across leading NSE 30 Stocks like MTN Nigeria, Dangote rallied close to their 52 weeks high amid the prevailing bullish momentum.
- Nairametrics, however, envisages cautious buying as the COVID-19 crisis seems to be getting out of hand in Nigeria’s key international markets, that includes Western Europe and the United States amid the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
Source: nairametrics
Via: norvanreports
