Investors gained N150bn at the close of trading on the Nigerian Exchange Limited last week as stocks pared their losses.

Investors gained N150bn at the close of trading on the Nigerian Exchange Limited last week as stocks pared their losses.

The NGX All-Share Index and market capitalization appreciated by 0.72 per cent to close the week at 39,481.89 basis points and N20.58tn respectively.

All other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Sovereign Bond Index, which depreciated by 10.69 per cent, while the NGX ASeM and NGX Growth Indices closed flat.

It was a brief trading week as the Federal Government declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan and commemorate the Eid al-Fitr celebrations.