The Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (NSE ASI) depreciated further today (Wednesday) by 0.18 percent to close at 41,080.12 points.
The depreciation recorded in the share prices of Access Bank, UBA, GT Bank, Nigerian Breweries, and Transcorp were mainly responsible for the loss recorded in the Index.
The Market Capitalisation depreciated by 0.18 percent to close at N14.88trn, compared with the marginal depreciation of 0.04 percent recorded yesterday
The three most actively traded stocks were GT Bank (162.81mn), Fidelity Bank (29.51mn) and FBN Holdings (25.85mn).
An analysis of the price movement table indicated that Nestle led the gainers’ table with a gain of N2.50 to close at N1570 per share.
Cement Company of Nigeria (CCNN) came second with N1.15 to close at N24.60, while Dangote cement increased by N1.00 to close at N248. 00 per share.
On the flip side, Unilever recorded the highest loss to lead the losers’ chart, dipping N2.60 to close at N49.90 per share.
CAP PLC lost N1.90 to close at N37.10, while Dangote sugar dipped N0.45 to close at N18.65 per share.
