NSE index down 0.15%, as Red Star Express, Unity Bank, BOCGAS gain

WorldStage Newsonline—Trading on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on a negative note on Monday as market capitalisation of the listed equities lost 0.15 per cent or N19 billion from N11.513 trillion Friday to N11.494 trillion.

 

Similarly, the NSE All-Share Index dropped by 0.15 per cent to close on Monday at 35,956.05 basis points from 36,010.28 basis points recorded Friday, while shares worth N7.3billion were traded.

 

Red Star Express led 41 other stocks on the price gainers’ chart rising by 10 per cent or 0.40 kobo gain to close at N4.40 per share; Unity Bank rose by 10 per cent or N0.06 kobo to close at N0.66 kobo per share; BOCGAS rose by 10 per cent or N0.85 to close at N9.35 per share.

 

AfriPrudential Plc led 23 other stocks on the losers' chart by shedding 10 per cent or 0.19 kobo gain to close at N1.71 per share, Wapic Plc shed 10 per cent or N0.10 kobo to close at N0.90 kobo per share; Evans Medicals declined by 9.70 per cent or N0.16 to close at N1.49 per share.