The Nigerian equities market opened the week lower as the All Share Index (ASI) declined by 0.4% to close at 27,808.69 while the market capitalization closed at N13.5525 trillion. The market breadth was negative as 14 stocks closed higher while 19 stocks closed on loser chart. Courteville (49.78bn), Sterling Bank (46.02mn) and UBA (33.84mn) were the most actively traded stocks. The total volume of stocks traded was 285.76mn in 3,887 deals and the value of stocks traded was N2.24bn down by 21.1% from N2.84bn recorded at the previous trading day.