Nigeria Stock Market Records First Loss after 27 Consecutive Trading Days
The Nigeria Stock Market experienced its first loss in 27 consecutive trading days on Friday, August 8, as the Nigerian Exchange NGX Limited saw a decline in performance. The disruption was attributed to companies like BUA Cement, Lafarge Africa, and Abbey Mortgage Bank.
Market capitalization contracted by N516 billion on Friday, with 25 equities showing a decline in trading. Despite the downturn, Customs Street recorded 42 price gainers and 29 price losers, indicating a positive market breadth index.
The industrial goods sector dropped, while the consumer goods index dipped. The banking sector, however, played a significant role in the market's previous strong performance.
Earlier in July, the market had seen 21 consecutive trading days of positive performance, with an additional N12 trillion in market capitalization recorded.
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