The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) sustained a sliding profile at the reopening of transactions, yesterday, as many blue-chip stocks, especially Niger Insurance and AIICO depreciated in price, resulting in a further decline in market capitalisation by N4 billion.

The All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 6.00 per cent, representing a decrease of 0.01 per cent, to close at 47,262.61 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation value lost N3 billion to close at N25.472 trillion.