{"id":1672,"date":"2026-08-07T11:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:30:03","slug":"nigerian-market-gains-n191-77-billion-on-thursday-despite-negative-breadth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/nigerian-market-gains-n191-77-billion-on-thursday-despite-negative-breadth\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIAN MARKET GAINS N191.77 BILLION ON THURSDAY DESPITE NEGATIVE BREADTH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Nigerian equities market added 191.77 billion naira in market capitalization on Thursday, as surging demand for First HoldCo drove the benchmark index higher despite more decliners than gainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The All-Share Index rose 0.12% to close at 245 thousand, 209.34 points, with market capitalization reaching 158.29 trillion naira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First HoldCo advanced 2.19% to close at N140.00, remaining the most actively traded stock by value at N5.95 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eterna led gainers, rising 10% to N36.30, while ETI recorded the steepest decline, shedding 9.99% to close at N72.10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market breadth stayed negative, with 35 stocks declining against 22 advancers, as trading volume fell 35.47% to 531.77 million shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Banking Index led sector gains, rising 0.62%, while the Insurance Index posted the biggest sectoral drag, declining 0.93%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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