Trading activities on the equity market for today Friday (22/04/2022), closed positive, as the NGX-ASI rose by 0.49% to 48,459.65 from 48,223.86, indicating a YTD return of +13.89%. Similarly, the market capitalization rose to N26.125 trillion from N25.997 trillion. The market turnover rose to N3.85bn from N3.15bn. The market breadth closed positive at 2x, as 36 stocks advanced against 18 stocks that declined, while 57 stocks remained unchanged. The share prices of OANDO gained 9.94% to top the gainers’ list, while ACADEMY declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, FIDELITYBK recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include: OANDO (+9.94%), ELTERNA (+9.92%), MEYER (+9.96%), WAPCO (+9.89%),IKEJAHOTEL (+9.30%), FTNCOCOA (+8.82%), INTBREW (+7.14%), UPDC (+5.95%), JAIZBANK(+5.88%), BERGER (+5.48%), CHAMS (+5.0%), PRESTIGE (+5.00%), FIDELITY (+4.65%), ACCESSCORP (+4.17%), ZENITHBANK (+4.12%), and LASACO (+2.94%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N26,125,091,826,178.94 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.49% |
| Index | 48,459.65 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.89% |
| Volume | 342,139,687.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +2.76% |
| Value | N3,855,584,047.64 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +16.03% |
| Deals | 4,976 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +23.84.% |
| Gainers | 36 | Losers | 18 |
| Unchanged | 57 | Total | 111 |
| YTD Returns | +13.89% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.49 |
| NGX30 | 0.75 |
| NGXBNK | 2.93 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.76 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.62 |
| NGXINS | -0.15 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.25 |
| NGXOILGAS | 1.66 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| OANDO | 5.33 | 5.86 | 0.53 | 9.94 |
| ETERNA | 6.05 | 6.65 | 0.6 | 9.92 |
| MEYER | 2.12 | 2.33 | 0.21 | 9.91 |
| WAPCO | 23.25 | 25.55 | 2.3 | 9.89 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.12 | 9.30 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.03 | 8.82 |
| INTBREW | 4.9 | 5.25 | 0.35 | 7.14 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| ACADEMY | 1.3 | 1.17 | -0.13 | -10.00 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.58 | 0.53 | -0.05 | -8.62 |
| ROYALEX | 1.01 | 0.96 | -0.05 | -4.95 |
| CAVERTON | 1.23 | 1.18 | -0.05 | -4.07 |
| SOVRENINS | 0.25 | 0.24 | -0.01 | -4.00 |
| REGALINS | 0.34 | 0.33 | -0.01 | -2.94 |
| CHAMPION | 2.14 | 2.08 | -0.06 | -2.80 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FIDELITYBK | 4.05 | 262 | 47,238,939.00 | 186,992,002.11 |
| SOVRENINS | 0.24 | 41 | 44,058,526.00 | 10,544,525.50 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.3 | 423 | 39,898,563.00 | 990,334,205.85 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.02 | 96 | 24,175,066.00 | 24,525,995.60 |
| ACCESSCORP | 10 | 203 | 21,655,800.00 | 212,293,130.20 |
| AIICO | 0.68 | 74 | 12,854,522.00 | 8,571,447.31 |
| FBNH | 11.95 | 97 | 11,083,638.00 | 132,160,623.70 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.3 | 423 | 39,898,563.00 | 990,334,205.85 |
| MTNN | 213 | 231 | 1,589,982.00 | 338,686,049.70 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1320 | 37 | 258,061.00 | 333,746,422.50 |
| NB | 48.7 | 159 | 5,800,807.00 | 282,821,951.40 |
| GTCO | 24.2 | 317 | 9,378,008.00 | 226,070,363.75 |
| ACCESSCORP | 10 | 203 | 21,655,800.00 | 212,293,130.20 |
| FIDELITYBK | 4.05 | 262 | 47,238,939.00 | 186,992,002.11 |
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.
