Nigeria’s stock market rose by 0.13 percent in the month of April despite recent negative closes seen at the local bourse due to activities of profit-takers.
Consumer goods stocks fueled the market’s record positive despite major profit taking in banking, insurance, industrial and oil & gas counter.
While stocks value rose by N239 billion in April, the market’s year-to-date (YtD) return stood at 2.79 percent as at close of trading on April 30.