The equities market began the week in the red as the All-Share Index of the Nigerian Exchange fell by 1.26 per cent to close at 145,159.77 points on Monday.
The decline wiped off about N1.17tn from investors’ wealth, dragging market capitalisation down to N92.3tn.
Despite the negative close, market breadth stood positive, with 28 gainers outperforming 24 losers.