Boosted by Airtel Africa and MTNN, equities trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange ended in the positive territory, as the lead performance pointer, NSEASI added 158Bpt to its trading points, and closed at 39,176.62 from 38,567.26. It was a mixed performance amongst the observed market indices in this report. Thus, WtD, the lead index is 94Bpts above opening, while the total gained points in the month of August is now 163Bpts. 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-