Zenith Bank stocks most traded, as NGX closes positively

Zenith Bank Plc stocks were the most traded stock by value with N1.98 billion units traded on Thursday as the Nigerian stock market closed positively.

Closing higher by 572.66 points, the NGX All-Share Index also advanced by 0.70 percent, closing at 82,597.04 basis points, compared to the previous day’s loss of 1.40 percent, which closed at 82,024.38 basis points.

The NGX Market CAP also recorded a gain of N313.39 billion in Naira terms.

The total volume traded however declined by 46.55 percent to close at N877.28 billion, valued at N14.41 billion and traded in 14,919 deals. TRANSCORP  was the most traded stock by volume with N74.54 million, while ZENITHBANK.

STERLINGNG and ACCESSCORP followed closely.

The Gote Index closed flat at 202.26, while the Toni index advanced by 2.96 percent to close at 646.56 basis points.

At the close of trading, the market recorded 46 gainers, 22 losers, and 53 unchanged. GUINEAINS topped the gainers list, while ABBEYBDS topped the list of losers.