Nigeria: Oil Firms, Others Lift Stock Market Index By 0.83%

Equity transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange sustained rising profile, following gains recorded by major highly capitalized stocks, especially Seplat and Mobil causing the All-share index to rise further by 0.83 per cent.

Yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) gained 322.72 absolute points, representing a growth of 0.83 per cent to close at 39,167.04 points. Similarly, the market capitalisation gained N117 billion to close at N14.188 trillion.

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