After record sessions of positives, mild sell-side pressure at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Thursday decreased the All-Share Index (ASI) by 0.08 percent or N54billion.
Shares of Seplat Energy and other major laggards rerouted the market southward. Seplat decreased most, from N5,516 to N4,964.40, losing N551.60 or 10 percent.
It was followed by newly listed Legend Internet which dropped from N7.60 to N6.84, losing 76 kobo or 10 percent, while shares of another major laggard Abbey Mortgage Bank dropped from N6.87 to N6.19, losing 68 kobo or 9.90 percent.