Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed Negative today, Wednesday (26/07/2023) as the NGX-ASI decreased by 0.46% to close at 65,687.16 compared to 65,990.02 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +28.17%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N186.85 billion to 35,745.91 trillion from 35,932.76 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, while the market turnover decreased to N7.14 billion from N7.42 billion recorded at the close of the previous trading day.
The market breadth was positive at 1.33x as 32 stocks advanced and 24 stocks declined, while 54 stocks remained unchanged. COURTVILLE,NCR and SEPLAT topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while CADBURY and UNILEVER declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
UBA recorded the highest volume and ACCESSCORP recorded highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday, 26th July 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N35,745,915,419,964.95 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.46% |
| Index | 65,687.16 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +3.03% |
| Volume | 500,430,016 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +9.28% |
| Value | N7,143,901,309.57 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +24.52% |
| Deals | 7,345 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +30.22% |
| Gainers | 32 | Losers | 24 |
| Unchanged | 54 | Total | 110 |
| YTD Returns | +28.17% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | -0.46 |
| NGX30 | -0.49 |
| NGXBNK | -0.6 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.45 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.02 |
| NGXINS | 1.02 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.46 |
| NGXOILGAS | 4.91 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| COURTVILLE | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.06 | 10.00 |
| NCR | 3.60 | 3.96 | 0.36 | 10.00 |
| SEPLAT | 1539.70 | 1693.60 | 153.90 | 10.00 |
| FTNCOCOA | 2.42 | 2.66 | 0.24 | 9.92 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 1.01 | 1.11 | 0.10 | 9.90 |
| LIVESTOCK | 1.92 | 2.11 | 0.19 | 9.90 |
| LEARNAFRCA | 3.69 | 4.05 | 0.36 | 9.76 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | %Change |
| CADBURY | 17 | 15.30 | -1.70 | -10.00 |
| UNILEVER | 17.5 | 15.75 | -1.75 | -10.00 |
| MULTIVERSE | 3.01 | 2.71 | -0.30 | -9.97 |
| OMATEK | 0.52 | 0.47 | -0.05 | -9.62 |
| CHAMPION | 3.76 | 3.48 | -0.28 | -7.45 |
| VERITASKAP | 0.29 | 0.27 | -0.02 | -6.90 |
| CHIPLC | 1.09 | 1.02 | -0.07 | -6.42 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| UBA | 14.8 | 477 | 58,309,031 |
| ACCESSCORP | 17.15 | 397 | 55,244,156 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.24 | 58 | 32,664,772 |
| FBNH | 20.5 | 381 | 28,026,317 |
| ZENITHBANK | 35.3 | 396 | 26,476,378 |
| FIDELITYBK | 8.55 | 280 | 23,565,381 |
| TRANSCORP | 3.66 | 274 | 22,919,863 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| ACCESSCORP | 17.15 | 397 | 991,195,429.60 |
| ZENITHBANK | 35.3 | 396 | 933,512,207.00 |
| GTCO | 38.7 | 430 | 883,017,341.60 |
| UBA | 14.8 | 477 | 871,358,713.65 |
| FBNH | 20.5 | 381 | 590,512,110.15 |
| MTNN | 275.1 | 290 | 397,608,615.20 |
| STANBIC | 69.5 | 90 | 306,939,509.85 |
OUTLOOK
The market recorded a loss at the end of today’s trading. However, we expect investors’ sentiments to be pivoted on the the recent MPC resolution.
