The Nigerian equities market sustained previous day’s positive sentiment to close the last trading day of the second quarter on a positive note. The All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.73% to close at 29,966.87 while the market capitalization closed at N13.2055 trillion. The market breadth remained positive with Ikeja Hotel leading 23 stocks on the gainer chart while 15 other stocks closed lower.

GT Bank (83.56mn), ETI (25.05mn) and Zenith Bank (18.24mn) were the most actively traded stocks. The total volume of stocks traded was 248.36mn in 3,184 deals and the value of stocks traded was N5.40bn up by 7.37% from N5.03bn recorded at the previous trading day.