The Nigerian equities market closed trading activities in the first week of January 2024 on a positive note. The NGX All-Share Index and the Market Capitalization appreciated for the week by 6.54% to close the week at 79,664.66 and N43.593 trillion respectively.
Eighty-eight (88) equities appreciated in price during the week, seventeen (17) equities depreciated in price while fifty (50) equities remained unchanged lower than sixty-six (66) as recorded in the previous week.
The market opened for four trading days this week as Monday, January 1st was declared as public holiday. Meanwhile, a total turnover of 3.32 billion shares worth N41.754 billion in 46,994 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange.
Top 5 Price Gainers
| Securities | Open (N) | Closed (N) | Gains(N) | %Change |
| TRANSCORP | 8.66 | 12.66 | 4.00 | 46.19 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 6.00 | 8.77 | 2.77 | 46.17 |
| UNITYBNK | 1.62 | 2.35 | 0.73 | 45.06 |
| AIICO | 0.80 | 1.15 | 0.35 | 43.75 |
| LINKASSURE | 0.80 | 1.15 | 0.35 | 43.75 |
Top 5 Price Decliners
| Securities | Open (N) | Closed (N) | Loss | %Change |
| CILEASING | 5.60 | 3.38 | -2.22 | -39.64 |
| SCOA | 1.98 | 1.63 | -0.35 | -17.68 |
| CHAMPION | 4.15 | 3.66 | -0.49 | -11.81 |
| CADBURY | 19.00 | 16.90 | -2.10 | -11.05 |
| MECURE | 12.00 | 10.80 | -1.20 | -10.00 |
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