Stock Market Rises By 0.35%

Trading activities on the floor on the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed upward yesterday, following price gains recorded by major blue chip companies, leading market performance indices to rise by 0.35 per cent.

Consequently, at the close of trading session, the NSE All-Share Index inched up by 0.35 per cent to close at 20,193.40 as against a decline by 1.11 per cent recorded in the previous session to close at 20,123.51. In the same vein, market capitalisation appreciated by N22.02 billion to close at N6.36 trillion as against a depreciation by N4.41 billion recorded in the preceding session to close at N6.34 trillion.