The improved performance was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks amongst which are; Total Nigeria, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN), NCR Nigeria, Capital Hotel and PZ Cussons Nigeria. Total Nigeria rose by 6.06 per cent to close at N168.00 kobo. Transactions in the shares of United Bank for Africa (UBA) topped the activity chart with 35.922 million shares valued at N269.553 million. Access Bank followed with 28.646 million shares worth N259.577 million, while Zenith Bank traded 17.648 million shares valued at N424.695 million. UACN Property Development Company (UPDC) traded 13.768 million shares valued at N20.035 million, while Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) transacted 10.374 million shares worth N304.516 million.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 04:15 UTC