NSE defies year-end lull, gains 1.73 per cent

The All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigerian StocK Exchange (NSE) defied the year-end lull that held the market down last week, rising by 592.70 points or 1.73 per cent to close 34,843.44 points. Also, investors gained N309 billion in value as market capitalisation went up to N18.211 trillion.

Helen Oji