Bearish sentiment strengthened as NSE capitalisation dips N75b
Nigerian Stock Exchange The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) commenced trading for the week on a downward note, following losses recorded by bellwethers, causing market capitalisation dipped further by N75 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) decreased by 144.78 absolute points or 0.35 per cent to close at 41,564.31 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation shed N75 billion to close at N21.744 trillion. The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in large and medium value stocks, including Guaranty Trust Bank, PZ Cussons Nigeria, Flour Mills of Niger...