The local bourse improved marginally today by 0.10% to 34,803.00 points. Hence, year-to-date return and market capitalization settled at 29.29%, and N18.1 trillion, respectively. Investor sentiment was weak in the market today. Nevertheless, we witnessed buying interest in GUARANTY +2.61%.

The equities market closed relatively flat to open the week, as the All Share Index dipped slightly by 0.04% to close at 34,121.78 points. Thus, the YTD performance currently stands at 27.56%.

The local bourse ended the week on a negative note with the benchmark index dipping by 1.46% to 34,136.82 points. The market was mostly bearish on profit taking from retail investors, notably on ZENITHBK (-1.73%), MTNN (-1.29%), and MTN (-1.29%). Consequently, year-to-date return and market capitalization settled at 27.60%, and N17.83 trillion, respectively.

Nestlé Nigeria Plc (NGSE:NESTLE) has notified the NSE that Nestle S.A. has acquired 214,924 additional units of its ordinary shares, worth N300.89 million.