The equity capitalization in the Nigerian capital market dipped by -1.52 percent at the close of trading on Thursday.
This represented a N429.76 billion drop in equity capitalization from N28.13 trillion posted by the bourse on Wednesday to N27.70 trillion today.
Similarly, the All Share Index dropped by 789.04 basis points to close at 50,868.52, down from the 51,657.56 achieved on Wednesday.
Investors traded 138.71 million shares worth N1.82 billion in 3,673 deals on Thursday.
This fell short of the 265.72 million shares valued at N13.52 billion which exchanged hands in 4,156 deals the previous day.
John Holt led the gainers’ list with a 10 percent rise in share price, moving from N0.80kobo to N0.88kobo per share.
Honeywell Flour gained N0.22kobo to move from N2.21kobo to N2.43kobo per share.
CWG’s share value was up by 9.78 percent to end trading with N1.01 from N0.92 per share.
UAC Nigeria’s shares traded upward by N0.50kobo to rise from N10.25kobo to N10.75kobo per share.
Nigerian Breweries gained N1.90kobo to close at N47, above its opening price of N45.10kobo per share
