Consolidating positive moves, despite few gainers, equities trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange ended in the positive territory, as the lead performance pointer, NSEASI added 11Bpt to its trading points, and closed at 39,490.06 from 39,448.46. It was a mixed performance amongst the observed market indices in this report. Thus, WtD, the lead index is 175Bpts above opening, while the total gained points in the month of August is now 245Bpts. See the index movement table for details.

NGXASI Dives South, on Week Sentiments; Shed 12Bpts
Equities trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange ended in the negative territory, as the lead performance pointer-