NSE All Share Index down 0.76%, as FBN Holdings, Diamond Bank, Academy Press add weight

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed Friday on a negative note at the All Share Index declined by 0.76 per cent to close at 38,197.73 points from 38,490.67 on Thursday.

Similarly, the market capitalization declined to N12.613 trillion from N12.710 trillion on Thursday.

Only 13 stocks added weight on Friday, led by FBN Holdings with a gain of N0.80 or 7.27 per cent to close at N11.80 followed by Diamond Bank that gained N0.27 or 4.85 per cent to close at N5.84 while Academy Press gained N0.06 or 4.55 per cent to close at N1.38.

Altogether, a total of 362,564,273 shares valued at N3.864 billion exchanged hands in 4,846 deals.