Nigeria’s equities market recorded its first gain this week, ending a two-day journey southwards, thanks to Presco Plc which led the league of advancers.

FBN Holdings Plc, GTCO Plc, United Capital Plc Zenith Bank Plc and Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc were actively traded stocks on the Nigerian Bourse. In 5,248 deals, investors exchanged 336,305,180 shares valued at N5.860billion.

The stock market’s benchmark performance indicator – Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) – increased by 0.28percent on Wednesday, from preceding day low of 47,154.35 points to 47, 287.09points.

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Also, the value of Nigeria’s listed stocks increased by N72billion, from preceding day’s low of N25.413trillion to N25.485trillion.

The stock market’s year-to-date (YtD) positive return printed higher at 10.70percent; while month-to-date (MtD), the market has decreased by 0.23percent.

Presco Plc led the gainers table after its share price moved up from N104.50 to N114.95, up by N10.45 or 10percent. It was followed by Pharma Deko Plc which rose from N1.82 to N2, adding 18kobo or 9.89 percent; and Linkage Assurance Plc which advanced from 51kobo to 56kobo, up by 5kobo or 9.80 percent.

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By Iheanyi Nwachukwu • March 10, 2022

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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