Trading activities on the equity market for today Thursday (21/04/2022), closed positive, as the NGX-ASI rose by 0.18% to 48,223.86 from 48,138.71, indicating a YTD return of +12.89%. Similarly, the market capitalization gained N50 billion to close at N26 trillion from N25.95 trillion. The market turnover dropped to N3.15bn from N3.70bn. The market breadth closed positive at 3.22x, as 29 stocks advanced against 9 stocks that declined, while 75 stocks remained unchanged. The share prices of ETERNA and BERGER gained 10% to top the gainers’ list, while SCOA declined by -9.77% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, CUSTODIAN recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include: ETERNA (+10.00%), BERGER (+10.00%), OANDO (+9.90%), MEYER (+9.84%), SKYAVN (+9.83%), FCMB (+9.76%), FTNCOCOA (+9.68%), CORNERST (+8.93%), PZ (+7.45%), CUTIX (+3.98%), CHAMPION (+3.88%), ARDOVA (+3.46%), AFRIPRUD (+2.52%), WEMABANK (+2.24%), NAHCO (+1.78%), GTCO (+1.69%), REDSTAREX (+1.67%), HONYFLOUR (+1.58%), CUSTODIAN (+1.54%), ZENITHBANK (+1.25%), WAPCO (+0.87%), and NB (+0.31%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N25,997,978,060,183.89 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.18% |
| Index | 48,223.86 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.40% |
| Volume | 244,694,160 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +2.06% |
| Value | N3,151,308,075.82 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +15.63% |
| Deals | 4,859 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +23.25% |
| Gainers | 29 | Losers | 9 |
| Unchanged | 75 | Total | 114 |
| YTD Returns | +12.89% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.18 |
| NGX30 | 0.20 |
| NGXBNK | 0.51 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.19 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.06 |
| NGXINS | 0.44 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.01 |
| NGXOILGAS | 1.61 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| BERGER | 7.00 | 7.70 | 0.70 | 10.00 |
| ETERNA | 5.50 | 6.05 | 0.55 | 10.00 |
| OANDO | 4.85 | 5.33 | 0.48 | 9.90 |
| MEYER | 1.93 | 2.12 | 0.19 | 9.84 |
| SKYAVN | 5.80 | 6.37 | 0.57 | 9.83 |
| FCMB | 3.28 | 3.60 | 0.32 | 9.76 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 9.68 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| SCOA | 2.15 | 1.94 | -0.21 | -9.77 |
| ABCTRANS | 0.31 | 0.29 | -0.02 | -6.45 |
| NEIMETH | 1.41 | 1.36 | -0.05 | -3.55 |
| MAYBAKER | 4.40 | 4.27 | -0.13 | -2.95 |
| AIICO | 0.69 | 0.68 | -0.01 | -1.45 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.01 | 1.00 | -0.01 | -0.99 |
| ETI | 12.00 | 11.95 | -0.05 | -0.42 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| CUSTODIAN | 6.6 | 8 | 38,704,481 | 255,451,612.55 |
| OANDO | 5.33 | 266 | 19,487,567 | 101,332,074.63 |
| FIDELITYBK | 3.87 | 226 | 17,290,659 | 66,860,511.34 |
| NB | 48.15 | 165 | 15,264,383 | 733,006,267.55 |
| TRANSCORP | 1 | 75 | 13,888,404 | 14,018,959.72 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.3 | 295 | 10,823,356 | 261,002,784.65 |
| MANSARD | 2.59 | 61 | 9,224,727 | 23,852,460.38 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| NB | 48.15 | 165 | 15,264,383 | 733,006,267.55 |
| MTNN | 213 | 246 | 1,881,797 | 399,656,082.90 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.3 | 295 | 10,823,356 | 261,002,784.65 |
| CUSTODIAN | 6.6 | 8 | 38,704,481 | 255,451,612.55 |
| GTCO | 24.1 | 292 | 6,902,815 | 165,777,693.95 |
| NGXGROUP | 24 | 66 | 4,725,463 | 113,340,567.45 |
| OANDO | 5.33 | 266 | 19,487,567 | 101,332,074.63 |
OUTLOOK
The equity market maintained its bullish trend with the Oil & Gas sector dominating activities, recording a +1.61% gain. We expect this positive trend to persist in the coming trading days.
