FIRST HOLDCO is trading at NGN 144.10 (+10.00%), with its nine-month earnings the clearest reported catalyst. - Nine-month profit after tax rose 65.1% to N744.45 billion; third-quarter profit increased 35.5%. - The earnings release was followed by heightened trading activity. A report said investors traded N2.10 billion in shares on October 26. - Available reports do not establish a separate cause for the exact price figure in this alert.