The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today Wednesday (22/02/2023) positive, as the NGX-ASI increased by +0.23% to 54,315.53 from 54,189.31 ; indicating a YTD return of +5.98%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N68.76 billion to N29.59 trillion from N29.52 trillion. The market turnover increased to N3.92 billion from N15.58 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 1.7x as 17 stocks advanced and 10 stocks declined, while 82 stocks remained unchanged. GEREGU topped the gainers’ list with +10.00% increase, while WAPIC declined by -6.82% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, AIICO recorded the highest volume for the day and SEPLAT recorded the highest value for the day.
Stocks whose share prices increased during intra-day trading include:
GEREGU(+10.00%), JOHNHOLT(+9.59%), UPL(+5.26%), VERITASKAP(+5.00%), TRANSCORP(+4.20%), CAVERTON(+4.08%), INTENEGINS(+3.45%), ACADEMY(+2.40%), FCMB(+1.16%), and LASACO(+0.98%).
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N29,588,573,953,672.97 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.23% |
| Index | 54,315.53 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.35% |
| Volume | 129,914,292.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +3.15% |
| Value | N3,922,785,931.24 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +10.07% |
| Deals | 2,678.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +14.96% |
| Gainers | 17 | Losers | 10 |
| Unchanged | 82 | Total | 109 |
| YTD Returns | +5.98% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.23 |
| NGX30 | 0.09 |
| NGXBNK | 0.25 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.01 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.00 |
| NGXINS | -0.79 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.02 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %change |
| GEREGU | 224 | 246.4 | 22.4 | 10.00 |
| JOHNHOLT | 1.46 | 1.6 | 0.14 | 9.59 |
| UPL | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 5.26 |
| VERITASKAP | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 5.00 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.19 | 1.24 | 0.05 | 4.20 |
| CAVERTON | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.04 | 4.08 |
| INTENEGINS | 1.16 | 1.2 | 0.04 | 3.45 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| WAPIC | 0.44 | 0.41 | -0.03 | -6.82 |
| ROYALEX | 0.75 | 0.7 | -0.05 | -6.67 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.34 | 0.32 | -0.02 | -5.88 |
| CHAMS | 0.27 | 0.26 | -0.01 | -3.70 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.19 | 2.12 | -0.07 | -3.20 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.11 | 5.03 | -0.08 | -1.57 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.91 | 0.9 | -0.01 | -1.10 |
Top 7 Traders by Volume
| Security | Previous Close | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| AIICO | 0.60 | 66.00 | 16,176,252.00 | 9,623,387.39 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.00 | 212.00 | 13,000,968.00 | 326,133,898.25 |
| GTCO | 25.00 | 156.00 | 12,389,432.00 | 310,968,558.00 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.19 | 71.00 | 12,044,725.00 | 14,641,934.89 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.47 | 29.00 | 10,678,902.00 | 5,095,655.76 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.05 | 87.00 | 5,649,847.00 | 51,425,186.55 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.34 | 23.00 | 5,586,250.00 | 1,814,341.64 |
Top 7 Traders by Value
| Security | Previous Close | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| SEPLAT | 1325 | 47 | 826,450.00 | 1,095,019,917.40 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1620 | 26 | 603,916.00 | 969,692,119.20 |
| GEREGU | 224 | 91 | 1,429,966.00 | 329,583,956.20 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25 | 212 | 13,000,968.00 | 326,133,898.25 |
| GTCO | 25 | 156 | 12,389,432.00 | 310,968,558.00 |
| MTNN | 245.5 | 284 | 1,232,295.00 | 301,285,036.20 |
| PRESCO | 150.8 | 36 | 515,901.00 | 75,827,199.60 |
OUTLOOK
Sectors performance impressive however investors sentiments are hinged on political fever and uncertainties in the next trading days.
