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Equities investors on Nigerian bourse gain N111.9bn on Monday

The share prices of investors on the nation’s equities market, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated by N111.9 billion over gain in Dangote Cement Plc and Presco Plc share prices.
On that, the market capitalisation of all the listed equities appreciated by 0.96 per cent or N111.9 billion, to close at N11.804 trillion from N11.692 trillion it closed on last week Friday
Similarly, Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index appreciated by 0.96 per cent added 324.54 basis points to close at 34,135.10 basis points from 33,810.56 basis points it opened for trading on Monday.
However, Dangote Cement led gainers table for the day when it added 500 kobo to close at N210.00 per share, it was trailed by Presco which raked 361 kobo to close at N75.94 per share. International Breweries gained 230 kobo to close at N28.35 per share, Stanbic Bank grabbed 145 kobo to close at N32.45 per share, while Ecobank Transnational Incorporated recorded 102 kobo to close at N15.35 per share, among others.
Mobil Oil led decliners’ table when it went down by N13.2 to close at N250.9 per share, it was followed by Cap which lost 360 kobo to close at N34.2 per share, Forte Oil dropped 277 kobo to close at N52.81 per share, Zenith Bank slipped by 39 kobo to close at N22.5 per share, while Oando depreciated by 34 kobo to close at N8.02 per share, among others.