Trading resumed on the nation’s bourse for the week on Monday still on a negative trend, declining marginally by 0.06 percent in cautious trading.
The All-Share Index lost 17.33 points or 0.06 per cent to close
at 31,125.39, compared with 31,142.72 achieved on Friday.
Also, market capitalisation which opened at ₦11.613 trillion shed ₦6 billion to close at ₦11.607 trillion, following price loses.
A breakdown of the price movement shows that Cutix recorded the highest loss, declining by 20k to close at ₦2.05 per share.
Ikeja Hotel also trailed with a loss of 20k to close at ₦1.87, while Union Bank of Nigeria depreciated by 15k to close at ₦6.85 per share.
NEM Insurance shed 15k to close at ₦2.39, while Dangote Cement went down by 10k to close at ₦189.90 per share.
Conversely, Dangote Flour topped the gainers’ chart, increasing by 75k to close at ₦10.95 per share.
United Bank for Africa followed with a gain of 10k to close at ₦7.55, while Lafarge Africa added 10k to close at ₦12.95 per share.
Caverton grew by 8k to close at ₦2.25, while Access Bank went down by 5k to close at N5.85 per share.
Similarly, the volume of shares traded closed lower with an exchange of 205.73 million shares worth ₦1.93 billion achieved in 3,821 deals.
This was in contrast with a total of 209.62 million shares valued at ₦3.33 billion traded in 3,022 deals on Friday.
Access Bank was the active stock, trading 59.02 million shares worth ₦328.39 million.
Zenith Bank followed with an account of 27.58 million shares valued at ₦603.65 million, while United Bank for Africa sold 22.62 million shares worth ₦170.69 million.
FCMB Group traded 13.67 million shares valued at ₦24.72 million, while Guaranty Trust Bank exchanged 12.65 million shares worth ₦446.41 million.