Accordingly, the companies’ share prices declined by 10 percent, 13.6 percent, and 19.8 percent respectively in July, resulting in a market capitalization loss of N1.21 trillion during the period. The development comes as the NGX declined by 2.28 percent in July, with its market capitalization declining by N1.09 trillion during the period, from N56.602 trillion at the start of the month to N55.514 trillion. Specifically, Dangote Cement lost N1.
32 billion to N451.26 billion and Salt maker, NASCON Allied Industries posted a N19.7 billion decline in its market cap, which moved from N93.2 billion to N79.7 billion during the month. The figure is shown in the statements posted by Dangote Group. Consequently, the losses posted by Dangote Group reflected a N1.02 trillion hit to Dangote’s fortune. A further analysis shows that Dangote's net worth dropped to $13.6 billion in the ending from $14.