The Nigerian equities market sustained rising profile, yesterday, as market capitalisation increased by N131 billion amid price appreciation in Guinness Nigeria Plc and 28 other stocks. The all-share index (ASI) rose by 231.71 points, representing a gain of 0.21 per cent to close at 100,299.48 points. Accordingly, market capitalisation gained by N131 billion to close at N56.738 trillion. The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Guinness Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Lafarge Africa, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and Industrial & Medical Gases Nigeria (IMG). As measured by market breadth, market sentiment
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