ASI as at 12.00pm: +1.25%

Market movers: MANSARD (+9.47%), ZENITHBANK (+8.99%), CAP (-6.42%),

ENAMELWARE (-4.98%)

Sector Performances: Banking, Industrial, Oil & Gas ,Consumer Goods

Market activity: Activity level in today’s early trades improves significantly as investors have so far exchanged over 230m units of stocks worth c.N2.7bn compared  to over 137m units of stocks worth c.N1.03bn this time on Friday.

Likely close: The index looks likely to close positive given buying interest in tickers across major sectors.