Investors at the Nigerian stock market on Thursday recorded a combined gain of N233 billion as renewed buying interest pushed the market into positive territory. As a result, total market capitalization rose by 0.22 percent to N105.969 trillion from N105.736 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading session. Trading activity showed mixed performance, with volume rising by 10 percent, while value traded declined by seven percent and the number of deals fell by nine percent. Aradel Holdings recorded the highest value of trades at N2.67 billion, representing 17.36 percent of the total value traded. The positive performance of the Nigerian stock market came amid a downturn in major United States equities, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq, Microsoft, and other big stocks, which closed lower during the same period.