Nigeria’s equities market continued its downward trend on Thursday December 3 as more investors chose to take profit after recent rally.

GTBank Plc led the laggards after its share price moved from N34.1 to N33.6, losing 50kobo or 1.47 percent, Cadbury Nigeria plc followed after dipping from N9.2 to N8.7, down by 50kobo or 5.43 percent, while Flour Mills also dropped from a high of N27 to N26.5, losing 50kobo or 1.85percent.

Ahead of year-end portfolio rebalancing by fund managers, the stock market of Africa’s largest economy closed in the red zone.

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Amid the negative, some value hunters may return to market in move to buy low the stocks with potential for higher returns following lower yields in the fixed income market.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All Share Index (ASI) decreased from 35,056.82 points to 34,968.94 points, while the value of listed stocks decreased by N46billion, from N18.322trillion to N18.276trillion.

In 4,878 deals, investors exchanged 289,394,180 units valued at N7.348billion. UBA, Zenith Bank, MTNN and Access Bank were actively traded stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

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By Iheanyi Nwachukwu • December 7, 2020

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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