Equities trading at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), on Tuesday, being the first trading session, was positive as indicators showed 0.7 per cent increase. At local bourse kicked off the first trading session of the year on a positive note, following bargain hunting on BUA Cement whose value went up by 7.3 per cent. Investors earned N887 billion as the market capitalisation crossed to N23 trillion mark to settle at N23.18 trillion as against an opening of N22.30. However, as measured by market breadth, market sentiment was negative as 25 tickers lost relative to 17 gainers. The content of the article published by these online platforms is not new; it has been recirculated several times and has been debunked.Local stock market begins year 2022 on positive note, investors earn N887bnLocal stock market begins year 2022 on positive note, investors earn N887bn

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 04, 2022 20:02 UTC