Nigeria’s stock market rose by 0.48 percent or N318billion on Tuesday, the first trading day in the holiday-shortened week.
The market rallied following investors interests in stocks like Nigerian Breweries, International Breweries, The Initiates, Japaul Gold and Cornerstone Insurance.
International Breweries increased from N5.50 to N6.05, adding 55kobo or 10 percent. Nigerian Breweries rose from N36.20 to N39.80, up by N3.60 or 9.94 percent.