NGX: Sell-offs drag market down, investors lose N132 billion

The stock market recorded a downturn, resulting in a loss of N132 billion in investors’ wealth on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. . This negative trend was primarily driven by sell-offs in Tier-one banking stocks such as Zenith Bank, FBN Holdings, and United Bank of Africa. Apart from Tier-one banking stocks, Wema Bank, Sterling Bank, FCMB,…

Apart from Tier-one banking stocks, Wema Bank, Sterling Bank, FCMB, Dangote Sugar, and PZ Cussons, among others, pulled down the market on a negative note. LearnAfrica and Tantalizers led the gainers’ table by 10 per cent each, closing at N3.63 and 55k per share, respectively. NEM and Caverton also saw significant declines of 9.66 per cent and 9.55 per cent, respectively, closing at N9.35 and N1.24 per share.A total of 306.60 million shares valued at N5.81 billion were transacted in 7,951 deals, in contrast to 439.10 million shares valued at N11.38 billion in 8,607 deals traded on Monday.

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