Equity market halts 7days of rally, closes lower by 0.20

The Nigerian equity market on Tuesday after seven straight days of gains succumb to profit taking as the All Share Index declined by 0.20% to settle at 52,296.48 points from the previous close of 52,403.51 points.

Market capitalization dropped by 0.20% to close at N28.476 trillion from the previous close of N28.534 trillion thereby shedding N58 billion.