The upturn was impacted by gains in stocks such BUA Foods and Tier-one stocks such as Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Stanbic IBTC Bank, amongst others.
As a result, the Year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 7.96 per cent.
Market sentiment as measured by market breadth was positive with 28 gainers relative to nine losers.