The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today, Thursday(18/08/2022) negative as the NGX-ASI dropped by 0.29% to 49,546.38 from 49,691.17 indicating a YTD return of +15.99%. Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N78.09 billion to N26.72 trillion from N26.80 trillion . The market turnover decreased to N2.65 billion from N4.12 billion. The market breadth was negative at 0.2x, as 24 stocks advanced and 12 stocks declined, while 65 remained unchanged. FTNCOCOA topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while NEM declined by -9.98% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, FBNH recorded the highest volume of trade and while MTNN recorded the highest value of trade for the day.
Stocks whose share prices lost during intra-day trading include: NEM (-9.97%), OKOMUOIL (-9.96%), UPL (-9.91%), LASACO (-9.57%), MULTIVERSE (-8.69%), CADBURY (-8.05%), RTBRISCOE (-7.89%), CUTIX (-6.98%), ETERNA (-5.57%) , TRANSCORP (-1.85%), JAIZBANK(-1.18%) and MTNN(-0.49%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N26,723,717,331,021.65 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.29% |
| Index | 49,546.38 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.94% |
| Volume | 146,987,134.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -5.30% |
| Value | N2,649,989,256.46 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +5.10% |
| Deals | 3,180 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +25.29% |
| Gainers | 12 | Losers | 24 |
| Unchanged | 65 | Total | 101 |
| YTD Returns | +15.99% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.29 |
| NGX30 | -0.37 |
| NGXBNK | 0.18 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.33 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.51 |
| NGXINS | -1.41 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.4 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.1 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.03 | 10.00 |
| REGALINS | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 8.70 |
| PRESTIGE | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.04 | 8.33 |
| REDSTAREX | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.70 | 0.15 | 5.88 |
| CAVERTON | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.04 | 3.96 |
| NAHCO | 5.86 | 5.86 | 6.04 | 0.18 | 3.07 |
| LINKASSURE | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.01 | 1.96 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| NEM | 4.41 | 4.41 | 3.97 | -0.44 | -9.98 |
| OKOMUOIL | 216.90 | 216.90 | 195.30 | -21.60 | -9.96 |
| UPL | 2.12 | 2.12 | 1.91 | -0.21 | -9.91 |
| LASACO | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.04 | -0.11 | -9.57 |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.10 | -0.20 | -8.70 |
| CADBURY | 14.90 | 14.90 | 13.70 | -1.20 | -8.05 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.35 | -0.03 | -7.89 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FBNH | 10.70 | 73.00 | 38,971,584.00 | 431,888,242.85 |
| UBA | 7.00 | 146.00 | 13,021,378.00 | 91,226,283.45 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.35 | 215.00 | 10,203,673.00 | 84,409,632.10 |
| GTCO | 20.30 | 190.00 | 6,513,393.00 | 132,156,865.05 |
| STANBIC | 28.00 | 74.00 | 6,171,815.00 | 172,859,273.70 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.95 | 209.00 | 5,748,982.00 | 125,397,885.25 |
| INTBREW | 5.00 | 43.00 | 4,464,414.00 | 22,326,174.05 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MTNN | 200.00 | 283.00 | 2,775,188.00 | 558,611,874.00 |
| FBNH | 10.70 | 73.00 | 38,971,584.00 | 431,888,242.85 |
| SEPLAT | 1419.90 | 66.00 | 203,600.00 | 260,457,190.40 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1905.40 | 12.00 | 100,049.00 | 190,673,248.80 |
| STANBIC | 28.00 | 74.00 | 6,171,815.00 | 172,859,273.70 |
| GTCO | 20.30 | 190.00 | 6,513,393.00 | 132,156,865.05 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.95 | 209.00 | 5,748,982.00 | 125,397,885.25 |
OUTLOOK
We expect mixed sentiments to continue in the course of the week.
