Market cap rises by N173.7bn as Dangote Sugar, Ellah Lakes make gainers’ list

The equity capitalization in the Nigerian capital market rose by 0.61 percent at the close of trading on Thursday.

This represented a N173.73 billion growth in the market capitalization from N28.17 trillion posted on Wednesday to N28.34 trillion today.

Similarly, the All Share Index rose by 318.98 basis points to close at 52,048.85, up from 51,729.87 achieved by the bourse the previous day.