Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed negative at the end of today, Wednesday (21/08/2024), as the NGX-ASI decreased to 95,831.51 from 95,895.92 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +28.16%.
The market capitalization increased by N599 billion to N55.047 trillion from N54.448 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day. The market turnover decreased to N7.252 billion from N7.688 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.44X as 26 stocks advanced and 18 stocks declined, while 70 stocks remained unchanged. IKEJAHOTEL topped the gainers’ list with 10.00%, while UPL declined by 9.40% to lead the losers’ chart.
OANDO recorded the highest volume and the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday, 21st August 2024
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N55,047,493,150,492.41 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.07% |
| Index | 95,831.51 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -1.46% |
| Volume | 360,558,689 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -4.68% |
| Value | N7,252,158,694.18 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | -5.46% |
| Deals | 8,813 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +46.32% |
| Gainers | 26 | Losers | 18 |
| Unchanged | 70 | Total | 114 |
| YTD Returns | +28.16% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | -0.07 |
| NGX30 | +0.02 |
| NGXBNK | -0.30 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.02 |
| NGXINDUSTR | +0.06 |
| NGXINS | -0.18 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.23 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.08 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change(N) | % Change |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 7.00 | 7.70 | 0.70 | 10.00 |
| RTBRISCOE | 2.05 | 2.25 | 0.20 | 9.76 |
| CUTIX | 2.90 | 3.18 | 0.28 | 9.66 |
| TANTALIZER | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.05 | 9.62 |
| THOMASWY | 1.58 | 1.69 | 0.11 | 6.96 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.03 | 6.82 |
| CWG | 5.60 | 5.90 | 0.30 | 5.36 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change(N) | % Change |
| UPL | 2.66 | 2.41 | -0.25 | -9.40 |
| OANDO | 43.30 | 39.55 | -3.75 | -8.66 |
| NASCON | 35.15 | 32.20 | -2.95 | -8.39 |
| MAYBAKER | 7.40 | 7.00 | -0.40 | -5.41 |
| CILEASING | 2.95 | 2.80 | -0.15 | -5.08 |
| GUINEAINS | 0.40 | 0.38 | -0.02 | -5.00 |
| ACADEMY | 2.62 | 2.50 | -0.12 | -4.58 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| OANDO | 39.55 | 1,795 | 66,233,049 |
| GTCO | 45.50 | 309 | 45,748,671 |
| CUTIX | 3.18 | 410 | 29,410,813 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.33 | 70 | 25,413,439 |
| FCMB | 7.60 | 109 | 21,230,699 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.47 | 80 | 18,369,221 |
| ACCESSCORP | 19.00 | 463 | 16,509,005 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price (N) | Number of Trades | Value (N) |
| OANDO | 39.55 | 1,795 | 2,692,173,980.75 |
| GTCO | 45.50 | 309 | 2,086,284,059.70 |
| ACCESSCORP | 19.00 | 463 | 312,956,017.10 |
| ZENITHBANK | 38.00 | 362 | 296,329,472.45 |
| UBA | 22.00 | 363 | 179,715,487.30 |
| FCMB | 7.60 | 109 | 161,295,756.95 |
| UCAP | 17.00 | 379 | 142,908,280.30 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian equity market suffers loss at the end of today’s trading activity. It is however predicted that the market sentiment will be mixed in the remaining days of the week.
