NCDC closes stock market with charges on COVID-19 protocols

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The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekeazwu, sounded the digital closing gong for the last trading in 2020 with a charge to Nigerians to observe COVID-19 protocols.

At the last trading session, equities rallied N397 billion in net capital gains in contrarian trading that defied COVID-19 lockdowns and disruptions. Average return during the session stood at 1.92 per cent.

According to him, the NSE has been truly supportive of the measures put in place by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the NCDC, encouraging members of the capital market community to adhere to necessary guidelines. According to him, despite the economic impact of COVID-19, the market has remained resilient in providing stakeholders a platform to raise capital and invest.

 

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