The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today, Tuesday(16/08/2022) positive as the NGX-ASI rises by 0.10% to 49,709.46 from 49,657.33 indicating a YTD return of +16.37%. Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N28.10 billion to N26.81 trillion from N26.78 trillion . The market turnover decreased to N1.64 billion from 2.19 billion. The market breadth was negative at 0.45x, as 10 stocks advanced and 22 stocks declined, while 69 remained unchanged. CUTIX topped the gainers’ list with +7.50%, while UPDCREIT declined by -9.86% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, FBNH recorded the highest volume of trade and the highest value of trade for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include: LASACO(+5.88%), UBN(+3.45%), ACADEMY(+2.97%), BUACEMENT(+2.63%), LEARNAFRICA(+2.27%), MULTIVERSE(+2.22%), FLOURMILL (+1.16%), LIVESTOCK(+0.78%) and ZENITHBANK(+0.46%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N26,811,677,614,890.28 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.10% |
| Index | 49,709.46 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.73% |
| Volume | 204,162,649.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -4.80% |
| Value | N1,640,276,459.41 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +5.52% |
| Deals | 3,643 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +25.83% |
| Gainers | 10 | Losers | 22 |
| Unchanged | 69 | Total | 101 |
| YTD Returns | +16.37% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.16 |
| NGX30 | 0.22 |
| NGXBNK | 0.31 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.11 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.96 |
| NGXINS | -0.97 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.26 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.12 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| CUTIX | 2.00 | 2.15 | 0.15 | 7.50 |
| LASACO | 1.02 | 1.08 | 0.06 | 5.88 |
| UBN | 5.80 | 6.00 | 0.20 | 3.45 |
| ACADEMY | 2.02 | 2.08 | 0.06 | 2.97 |
| BUACEMENT | 53.20 | 54.60 | 1.40 | 2.63 |
| LEARNAFRCA | 2.20 | 2.25 | 0.05 | 2.27 |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.25 | 2.30 | 0.05 | 2.22 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| UPDCREIT | 3.55 | 3.20 | -0.35 | -9.86 |
| PZ | 10.25 | 9.30 | -0.95 | -9.27 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.56 | 0.51 | -0.05 | -8.93 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.37 | 0.34 | -0.03 | -8.11 |
| WAPIC | 0.44 | 0.41 | -0.03 | -6.82 |
| ETERNA | 7.35 | 7.00 | -0.35 | -4.76 |
| UNITYBNK | 0.45 | 0.43 | -0.02 | -4.44 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 133 | 36,832,568 | 396,177,313.75 |
| ETRANZACT | 2.28 | 2 | 30,001,000 | 68,402,500.00 |
| UBA | 7.00 | 206 | 20,528,049 | 143,681,160.90 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.50 | 227 | 20,097,970 | 171,497,399.50 |
| ETERNA | 7.00 | 23 | 12,315,188 | 86,126,308.55 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.08 | 90 | 10,186,259 | 10,649,043.45 |
| GTCO | 20.30 | 265 | 9,786,179 | 198,712,830.65 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 133 | 36,832,568 | 396,177,313.75 |
| GTCO | 20.30 | 265 | 9,786,179 | 198,712,830.65 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.50 | 227 | 20,097,970 | 171,497,399.50 |
| UBA | 7.00 | 206 | 20,528,049 | 143,681,160.90 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.80 | 253 | 6,248,076 | 135,664,023.85 |
| ETERNA | 7.00 | 23 | 12,315,188 | 86,126,308.55 |
| ETRANZACT | 2.28 | 2 | 30,001,000 | 68,402,500.00 |
OUTLOOK
Domestic market closes positive as investors continue to react to companies’ H’1 performances. We expect mixed sentiments to continue in the course of the week.
