The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today Monday (16/01/2023) negative, as the NGX-ASI fell by -0.31% to 52,348.82 from 52,512.48 ; indicating a YTD return of +2.41%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N89.14 billion to N28.51 trillion from N28.60 trillion. The market turnover increased to N3.25 billion from N2.55 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.91x as 20 stocks advanced and 22 stocks declined, while 68 stocks remained unchanged. PRESCO topped the gainers’ list with +9.67% , while PRESTIGE declined by -8.70% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, UBA recorded the highest volume while GTCO recorded the highest value for the day.
Stocks whose share prices loss during intra-day trading include:
PRESTIGE(-8.70%),LIVESTOCK (-7.69%), MBENEFITL(-6.25%),HONYFLOUR(-6.22%), LASACO(+6.06%), ETI (-5.83%), UBA(-4.19%), ACCESSCORP(-3.76%),ZENITHBANK(-3.72%), and WAPCO(-3.56%).
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 16th January 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,512,991,869,338.87 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.31% |
| Index | 52,348.82 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.27% |
| Volume | 221,854,219.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +6.15% |
| Value | N3,249,695,309.87 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +0.26% |
| Deals | 5,219.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +17.36% |
| Gainers | 20 | Losers | 22 |
| Unchanged | 68 | Total | 110 |
| YTD Returns | +2.14% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.31 |
| NGX30 | -0.3 |
| NGXBNK | -3.39 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.08 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.18 |
| NGXINS | 0.39 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.37 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| PRESCO | 137.50 | 150.80 | 13.30 | 9.67 |
| WAPIC | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 9.52 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 7.14 |
| ABCTRANS | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 6.90 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 6.90 |
| LINKASSURE | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.03 | 6.82 |
| REDSTAREX | 2.26 | 2.36 | 0.10 | 4.42 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| PRESTIGE | 0.46 | 0.42 | -0.04 | -8.70 |
| LIVESTOCK | 1.30 | 1.20 | -0.10 | -7.69 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.32 | 0.30 | -0.02 | -6.25 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.41 | 2.26 | -0.15 | -6.22 |
| LASACO | 0.99 | 0.93 | -0.06 | -6.06 |
| ETI | 12.00 | 11.30 | -0.70 | -5.83 |
| UBA | 8.35 | 8.00 | -0.35 | -4.19 |
Top 7 Traders by Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| UBA | 8.00 | 257.00 | 22,932,760.00 | 185,902,025.20 |
| GTCO | 24.10 | 403.00 | 20,031,373.00 | 482,501,863.75 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.21 | 104.00 | 14,593,537.00 | 17,601,176.54 |
| FBNH | 11.55 | 216.00 | 14,124,452.00 | 163,127,689.80 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.60 | 46.92 | 13,516,792.00 | 336,303,312.80 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.95 | 210.00 | 12,705,157.00 | 115,115,225.40 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.02 | 143.00 | 11,257,497.00 | 56,377,765.64 |
Top 7 Traders by Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| GTCO | 24.10 | 403.00 | 20,031,373.00 | 482,501,863.75 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.60 | 46.92 | 13,516,792.00 | 336,303,312.80 |
| NESTLE | 1,080.00 | 115.00 | 292,940.00 | 323,298,376.80 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1,550.00 | 15.00 | 179,844.00 | 292,972,803.80 |
| WAPCO | 24.40 | 258.00 | 8,458,669.00 | 210,409,054.45 |
| UBA | 8.00 | 257.00 | 22,932,760.00 | 185,902,025.20 |
| SEPLAT | 1,100.00 | 48.00 | 153,138.00 | 168,421,632.80 |
OUTLOOK
We expect positive sentiments to continue as investors take position for the year.
