Equities market slumps with N142bn loss for investors

Investors in the Nigerian Equities Market lost N142 billion at the close of trading on Thursday.

This followed a dip in the share prices of stocks like WAPIC, UPL, and SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE amongst others on the trading floor.

After five hours of trading at the capital market, the equity capitalization crashed to N59.3 trillion from N59.5 trillion recorded by the bourse on Wednesday.