Equities market closes flat as Lafarge leads gainers

The Nigerian equities market closed unchanged from previous trading session. The All share index closed 25,514.03 basis points while the market cap dropped 23.4 million to steady at N8.827 trillion.
Price movement chart showed 20 stocks gained while 14 declined an indication of improved investors’ sentiments.
Lafarge (WAPCO) topped the day’s gainers with 8.47 per cent to close at N41 per share, Learn Africa Plc followed with a growth of 4.62 per cent to close at 68 kobo per share, Livestock Feeds added 4.55 per cent to close at 69 kobo, Sterling Bank appreciated 4.23 per cent to close at 74 kobo while Fidson Health Care Pharmaceuticals completed the day’s five top gainers with an increase of 4.12 per cent to close at N1.01 per share.
On the other hand, Seplat led the day’s decliners with 9.73 per cent to close at N359.28 per share, Guinness was next with a decline of 4.21 per cent to close at N60, Africa Prudential Registrars fell 3.77 to close at N2.30 per share while Access Bank and Nascon Allied Industries dropped by 3.58 and 2.95 per cent each to close at N5.93 and N6.91 per share respectively.