The market capitalisation, which opened at N11.917 trillion, inched higher by N80 billion or 0.67 per cent to close the month at N11.997 trillion.
Analysts at Afrinvest Limited said: “We expect bargain hunting to continue to buoy positive performance in the short term.”Ardova led the gainers’ table in percentage terms, growing by10 per cent, to close at N11.55 per share.
Conversely, Prestige Assurance led the losers’ chart in percentage terms with a loss of 9.09 per cent, to close at 50k per share. In the same vein, the total volume of shares traded rose by 29.6 per cent as investors bought and sold 359.47 million shares worth N3.26 billion, achieved in 4,946 deals.
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