The Nigerian stock market reversed its recent losses on Thursday as the market capitalisation of equities increased by N350bn at the end of trading. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index rose by 1.75 per cent to 39,461.20 basis points from 38,781.48bps. The market capitalisation of equities increased to N20.65tn on Thursday from N20.30tn on Wednesday. Julius Berger Nigeria Plc rose by 10 per cent to N20.90 per share, while Ekocorp Plc gained 9.26 per cent to close at N5.90 per share. CWG fell by 9.84 per cent to close at N2.29 per share while Mutual Benefits lost 7.50 per cent to close at N0.37 per share.

Source: Punch April 30, 2021 05:22 UTC