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’Femi Asu
The Nigerian stock market, which began the month on a positive note, resumed its decline on Tuesday as 26 firms recorded price losses at the end of trading.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index had risen by 0.33 per cent after investors on Monday, the first trading day of the month, after February saw investors record a total loss of N1.37tn.
But the benchmark index, ASI, fell by 0.59 per cent on Tuesday to 39,697.62 basis points from 39,931.63bps on Monday.
The market capitalisation of equities dropped by N120bn to close at N20.77tn on Tuesday from N20.89tn on Monday.