Investors lost N360bn on Tuesday at the end of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited as the stock market extended its decline.

Investors lost N360bn on Tuesday at the end of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited as the stock market extended its decline.

The NGX All-Share Index fell by 1.81 per cent to close at 37,847.07 basis points from 38,545.3bps on Monday, while the market capitalisation dropped to N19.73tn from N20.09tn.

A total of 218.27 million shares valued at N2.73bn were traded by investors in 3,524 deals, compared to 209.21 million valued at N1.76bn in 3,390 deals on Monday.

Twenty-three companies, led by Airtel Africa Plc, recorded losses at the end of trading on Tuesday.

Airtel Africa saw its share price fall by 10 per cent to N678. It was followed by Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, which dropped by 7.32 per cent to close at N0.38 per shared