Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed negative today, Monday (23/10/2023) by 0.06% as the NGX-ASI decreased to 66,876.92 from 66,915.41 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +30.49%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased today by N21.15 billion to N36.742 trillion from N36.763 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, while the market turnover decreased to N4.388 billion from N6.38 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.15X as 23 stocks advanced and 20 stocks declined, while 75 stocks remained unchanged. THOMASWY topped the gainers’ list with +9.92%, while VFDGROUP declined by -9.99% to lead the losers’ chart.
UBA recorded the highest volume while GTCO recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 23rd October 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N36,742,433,953,037.16 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.06% |
| Index | 66,876.92 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.24% |
| Volume | 314,619,296 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -0.01% |
| Value | N4,388,128,655.73 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +29.59% |
| Deals | 6,133 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +50.63% |
| Gainers | 23 | Losers | 20 |
| Unchanged | 75 | Total | 118 |
| YTD Returns | +30.49% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | %Change |
| ASI | -0.06 |
| NGX30 | -0.06 |
| NGXBNK | 0.44 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.30 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.00 |
| NGXINS | 0.68 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.02 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| THOMASWY | 3.63 | 3.99 | 0.36 | 9.92 |
| ACADEMY | 1.75 | 1.92 | 0.17 | 9.71 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 3.15 | 3.45 | 0.30 | 9.52 |
| CHAMS | 1.49 | 1.60 | 0.11 | 7.38 |
| TANTALIZER | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 6.90 |
| REGALINS | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 5.88 |
| GUINEAINS | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 4.35 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| VFDGROUP | 269.30 | 242.40 | -26.90 | -9.99 |
| UPL | 2.36 | 2.14 | -0.22 | -9.32 |
| CHIPLC | 1.15 | 1.09 | -0.06 | -5.22 |
| OMATEK | 0.45 | 0.43 | -0.02 | -4.44 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.24 | 0.23 | -0.01 | -4.17 |
| DANGSUGAR | 63.50 | 61.00 | -2.50 | -3.94 |
| VERITASKAP | 0.26 | 0.25 | -0.01 | -3.85 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| UBA | 19.15 | 373 | 47,150,598 |
| ACCESSCORP | 16.55 | 475 | 40,348,130 |
| FCMB | 5.90 | 198 | 29,054,454 |
| GTCO | 35.20 | 260 | 27,303,982 |
| TRANSCORP | 6.20 | 224 | 16,435,946 |
| ZENITHBANK | 33.25 | 358 | 16,164,012 |
| CHAMS | 1.60 | 140 | 15,044,375 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| GTCO | 35.20 | 260 | 959,246,110.50 |
| UBA | 19.15 | 373 | 900,695,832.45 |
| ACCESSCORP | 16.55 | 475 | 666,866,213.95 |
| ZENITHBANK | 33.25 | 358 | 537,755,743.65 |
| FCMB | 5.90 | 198 | 173,552,824.80 |
| DANGSUGAR | 61.00 | 246 | 141,743,590.25 |
| VFDGROUP | 242.40 | 19 | 108,534,115.20 |
OUTLOOK
The Equities market begins the week with a loss. Mixed sessions are expected as third quarter (Q3) numbers set to filter into the market.
