The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today Tuesday(18/10/2022) negative as the NGX-ASI decreased by 2.16% to 45,366.32 from 46,365.95 ; indicating a YTD return of +6.20%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N544.47 billion to N 24.71 trillion from N25.25 trillion. The market turnover decreased to N3.62 billion from N4.32 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.2x as 18 stocks advanced and 15 stocks declined, while 71 stocks remained unchanged. UCAP topped the gainers’ list with +9.69%, while AIRTELAFRI declined by -10% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, CWG recorded the highest volume and AIRTELAFRI the highest value for the day.
Stocks whose share prices lost during intra-day trading include:
AIRTELAFRI(-10.00%), NB(-9.80%), CWG(-8.64%), JAIZBANK(-5.56%), COURTVILLE(-4.17%), JAPAULGOLD(-3.85%), CHAMPION(-2.47%), WAPCO(-2.13%), CORNERST(-1.92%), OANDO(-1.79%), MANSARD(-1.21%), STANBIC(-0.71%), FBNH(-0.52%), NGXGRP(-0.24%) and FIDSON(-0.11%).
Read: NGX Price List for Tuesday, 18th October 2022
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N24,709,814,665,633.59 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -2.16% |
| Index | 45,366.32 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -4.62% |
| Volume | 420,276,776.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -8.31% |
| Value | N3,624,740,852.48 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | -4.61% |
| Deals | 3,486.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +10.26% |
| Gainers | 18 | Losers | 15 |
| Unchanged | 71 | Total | 104 |
| YTD Returns | +6.20 |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -2.16 |
| NGX30 | -1.79 |
| NGXBNK | 0.95 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -1.14 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 1.38 |
| NGXINS | 0.47 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -1.93 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.28 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| UCAP | 11.35 | 12.45 | 1.10 | 9.69 |
| REGALINS | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 8.33 |
| SOVRENINS | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.02 | 7.69 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 7.41 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.34 | 2.50 | 0.16 | 6.84 |
| UNITYBNK | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 4.55 |
| BUACEMENT | 56.50 | 58.75 | 2.25 | 3.98 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1620.00 | 1458.00 | -162.00 | -10.00 |
| NB | 46.45 | 41.90 | -4.55 | -9.80 |
| CWG | 0.81 | 0.74 | -0.07 | -8.64 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.90 | 0.85 | -0.05 | -5.56 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.48 | 0.46 | -0.02 | -4.17 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.26 | 0.25 | -0.01 | -3.85 |
Top 7 Traders by Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| CWG | 0.74 | 5 | 258,793,145 | 191,507,417 |
| GTCO | 18.55 | 570 | 57,414,676 | 1,067,096,677 |
| ZENITHBANK | 20.40 | 337 | 13,155,012 | 268,751,352 |
| FIDELITYBK | 3.49 | 104 | 12,489,198 | 44,504,374 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.30 | 150 | 8,951,407 | 74,365,292 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.07 | 49 | 5,472,056 | 5,940,538 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.85 | 50 | 5,319,350 | 4,531,155 |
Top 7 Traders by Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1458.00 | 37 | 926,845 | 1,351,340,010 |
| GTCO | 18.55 | 570 | 57,414,676 | 1,067,096,677 |
| ZENITHBANK | 20.40 | 337 | 13,155,012 | 268,751,352 |
| CWG | 0.74 | 5 | 258,793,145 | 191,507,417 |
| BUACEMENT | 58.75 | 91 | 2,586,464 | 141,572,555 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.30 | 150 | 8,951,407 | 74,365,292 |
| NGXGROUP | 20.95 | 50 | 3,553,354 | 72,653,528 |
OUTLOOK
We expect mixed sentiments as investors continue to search for value in challenging economic times.
