Nigeria’s equities market continued its negative trend on Thursday July 29, dipping further by 0.79 percent at the close of trading session.

The sell off continued on the Lagos Bourse amid major corporate releases that should have spurred market activity to a positive close.

Profit takers who returned to Custom Street, Lagos besieged counters like Oando Plc, UACN Plc and UPDC Plc following recent gains.

Investors had raised remarkable bet on Oando Plc stocks after its settlement of rift with SEC – Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator.

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The stock price of the oil and gas company dropped from preceding day high of N5.26 to N4.75, down by 51kobo or 9.70percent.

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It was followed by UACN Plc which dropped from N11.20 to N10.20, losing N1 or 8.93percent.

At the close of trading on Thursday, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and Market Capitalisation decreased further from 38,791.03 points and N20.210trillion respectively to 38,484.82 points and N20.051trillion, indicating value loss of about N159billion.

The market’s record negative return year to date (YtD) printed higher at -4.43 percent on Thursday.

Oando, GTCo, Jaiz Bank, Fidelity Bank and Wema Bank were most traded stocks on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday.

In 4,975 deals, investors exchanged 259,968,145 units valued at N1.982billion.

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By Iheanyi Nwachukwu • July 30, 2021

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.

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