Nigeria stock market loses N70bn amid losses by blue chips

The market capitalisation was down 0.54 per cent to close at N12.858 trillion compared with N12. 928 trillion on Monday.

Also, the All-Share Index dipped 133.45 points or 0.54 per cent to close at 24,650.16 against 24,783.61 recorded on Monday.

Seplat came second with a loss of 9.82 per cent to close at N282, while NPF Microfinance Bank 7.75 per cent to close at N1.31 per share. Also, the volume of trade dropped by 11.53 per cent as investors bought and sold 150.39 million shares worth N1.98 billion exchanged in 3,780 deals.

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