SevenUp leads gainers on exchange, as investors stake N6.4b in equities

SevenUp Plc closed higher at the end of last week’s transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

It led nine others with 13.67 per cent to close at N158.00 per share. Following SevenUp last week was First City Monument Bank, adding 8.41 per cent to close at N1.16 per share.

Champion Breweries gained 8.37 per cent to close at N2.72 per share. United Capital garnered 7.26 per cent to close at N2.51 per share. Fidelity Bank added 6.82 per cent to close at N0.94 per share.

AIICO insurance gained 6.56 per cent to close at N0.65 per share. Diamond Bank added 5.83 per cent to close at N1.27 per share.

Union Bank gained 5.73 per cent to close at N4.80 per share. Okomu oil garnered 5.55 per cent to close at N40.11 per share. Transcorp hotel gained 4.97 per cent to close at N5.28 per share.

Meanwhile, a turnover of 934.905 million shares worth N6.357 billion were recorded in in 12,352 deals by investors on the floor of the Exchange last week, in contrast to a total of 1.287 billion shares valued at N9.303 billion that changed hands in 15,258 deals during the preceding week.