Portland Paints and Products Nigeria recorded the highest price gain of 9.96 per cent, to close at N2.98 per share. Regency Alliance Insurance followed with a gain of 9.52 per cent to close at 23kobo, while Skye Bank rose by 7.69 per cent to close at 56kobo per cent. Standard Alliance Insurance trailed with a decline of 9.52 per cent to close at 38kobo, while Lasaco Assurance shed 9.09 per cent to close at 30kobo per share. Transactions in the shares of NEM Insurance topped the activity chart with 180.1 million shares valued at N540.13million. United Bank for Africa (UBA) followed with 27.2 million shares worth N221.46million, while Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) traded 21.75 million shares valued at N27.36million.Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) traded 19.15 million shares valued at N383.05million, while FCMB Groups transacted 11.63 million shares worth N21.97million.

Source: The Guardian August 30, 2018 03:00 UTC