At the close of transactions yesterday, the ASI fell by 43.78 absolute points or 0.10 per cent to close at 42,000.01 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation decreased by N23 billion to close at N21.971 trillion
The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in medium and large value stocks, including Mills of Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, Lafarge Africa, Champion Breweries, and UAC of Nigeria (UACN).
Analysts at Afrinvest Limited said: “We believe the expectations of and trend in corporate releases will influence performance this week.”
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Vetiva Dealing & Brokerage also said: “The bears continued to dominate the domestic bourse in the last three sessions, pushing the ASI down by 0.97 per cent WTD, while the YTD performance reduced to +4.29% (vs +5.32 per cent posted on Friday).