Equity market sustains bullish run as investors gain N259bn
Top gainers of the day included International Energy Insurance and Seplat Energy which added 10 per cent to close at N 1.54 and N3.410, respectively and Eterna with 9.87 per cent to close at N12.25
The decliners chart was led by Cornerstone Insurance, which lost 8.81 per cent to close at N1.75, International Breweries Plc shed 8.75 per cent to N3.65 and Prestige Assurance Company dipped 8.47 per cent to N0.54.
The number of deals dipped by 9.59 per cent to 7,035, while the trading volume decreased by 40.32 per cent to 309, 714,120 million traded shares.
Access Holdings led the volume chart with 51,777,439 units traded in 754 deals while Zenith Bank was the most traded security by value, amounting to N1.31bn in 509 deals.