Trading activities in the Nigeria Equities Market closed negative today Wednesday (12/04/2023) as the NGX-ASI increased by 0.008% to close at51,953.41 compared to 51,952.99 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +1.37%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N22 million to N28,300,037 trillion from N28,30267 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close, while the market turnover decreased to N1.79 billion from N4.79 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.55x as 17 stocks advanced and 11 stocks declined, while 80 stocks remained unchanged. SKYAVN topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while ROYALEX declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
TRANSCORP recorded the highest volume and ZENITHBANK recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday, 12th April 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,300,267,847,915.66 | One Day (ASI CHG) | 0.00% |
| Index | 51,953.41 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -3.85% |
| Volume | 255,160,869.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -6.76% |
| Value | N1,787,469,471.80 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +9.72% |
| Deals | 3,890.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +10.85% |
| Gainers | 17 | Losers | 11 |
| Unchanged | 80 | Total | 108 |
| YTD Returns | +1.37% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | 0.008 |
| NGX30 | 0.01 |
| NGXBNK | -0.09 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.19 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.01 |
| NGXINS | 0.31 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.00 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | %change |
| SKYAVN | 5.00 | 5.50 | 0.5 | 10.00 |
| ABCTRANS | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 9.68 |
| BERGER | 7.00 | 7.60 | 0.6 | 8.57 |
| INTBREW | 4.05 | 4.35 | 0.3 | 7.41 |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.40 | 2.50 | 0.1 | 4.17 |
| STERLINGNG | 1.50 | 1.56 | 0.06 | 4.00 |
| UNITYBNK | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.02 | 3.92 |
Top Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | %change |
| ROYALEX | 0.60 | 0.54 | -0.06 | -10.00 |
| CHAMPION | 5.08 | 4.58 | -0.5 | -9.84 |
| CWG | 0.93 | 0.86 | -0.07 | -7.53 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.34 | 0.32 | -0.02 | -5.88 |
| NGXGROUP | 26.0 | 24.90 | -1.1 | -4.23 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.46 | 0.45 | -0.01 | -2.17 |
| UBA | 8.55 | 8.45 | -0.1 | -1.17 |
Top Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Daily Volume |
| TRANSCORP | 1.40 | 117,528,813 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.30 | 38,030,860 |
| UBA | 8.45 | 19,816,097 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.5 | 11,384,956 |
| ROYALEX | 0.54 | 5,933,380 |
| GTCO | 24.3 | 5,631,795 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.32 | 5,324,111 |
Top Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Daily Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.5 | 290,035,533.55 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.30 | 200,387,282.24 |
| UBA | 8.45 | 169,193,832.55 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.4 | 163,056,505.57 |
| MTNN | 240 | 161,325,624.40 |
| GTCO | 24.3 | 136,754,743.10 |
| SEPLAT | 1150 | 123490095.1 |
OUTLOOK
All market sectors recorded marginal gains in performance , as investor renewed interest in SKYAVN and 17 other stocks. We expect earnings and dividends release to be pivotal for investors sentiment in the coming days.
