The month of April kicked off on a negative note, as the equities market closed down on three (3) out of four (4) trading days of the week. Consequently, the NSEASI declined by 1.60%, dragging the Year to Date (YtD) return lower to 6.79% at the close of trades this week. The market breadth settled at 0.40x, as there were twenty-one (21) gainers against fifty-three (53) losers.