Investors experienced a gain of N10bn as the bearish run of the Nigerian Exchange Limited was halted on Tuesday

Investors in the Nigerian Exchange Limited had reason to cheer on Tuesday as the market recovered from a bearish run and posted a N10bn gain. The equities market capitalisation rose by 0.03 per cent to N29.909tn, while the All Share Index increased to 54, 906.65 from 54, 886.04 on Monday. A total of 127.744m shares worth N1.586bn was exchanged in 2,987 deals. Both gainers’ and losers’ tables had 12 equities each, with Linkage Assurance, Wapic, and Champion leading the gainers’ list. Meanwhile, Ikeja Hotel, Cadbury, and UPL were among the top losers. Zenith Bank and GTCO were the two most traded stocks.