Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed negative today, Wednesday (25/10/2023) by 0.02% as the NGX-ASI decreased to 67,206.16 from 67,217.77 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +31.13%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased today by N6.37 billion to N36,923 trillion from N36,929 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, while the market turnover decreased to N4.410 billion from N6.330 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.22X as 22 stocks advanced and 18 stocks declined, while 77 stocks remained unchanged. MULTIVERSE topped the gainers’ list with +9.74%, while SUNUASSUR declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
FIDELITYBK recorded the highest volume while GTCO recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday,25th October 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N36,923,318,779,606.74 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.02% |
| Index | 67,206.16 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.22% |
| Volume | 329,660,250 | One Month (ASI CHG) | 0.83% |
| Value | N4,410,533,590.53 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +28.66% |
| Deals | 5,998 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +50.05% |
| Gainers | 22 | Losers | 18 |
| Unchanged | 77 | Total | 117 |
| YTD Returns | +31.13% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | -0.02 |
| NGX30 | -0.01 |
| NGXBNK | -1.09 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.16 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.10 |
| NGXINS | -0.62 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.12 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.24 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.67 | 2.93 | 0.26 | 9.74 |
| CHAMS | 1.75 | 1.92 | 0.17 | 9.71 |
| CAVERTON | 1.39 | 1.52 | 0.13 | 9.35 |
| FTNCOCOA | 1.56 | 1.70 | 0.14 | 8.97 |
| GEREGU | 343.50 | 370.00 | 26.50 | 7.71 |
| TANTALIZER | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 6.45 |
| NEIMETH | 1.63 | 1.72 | 0.09 | 5.52 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| SUNUASSUR | 1.10 | 0.99 | -0.11 | -10.00 |
| ETRANZACT | 8.40 | 7.56 | -0.84 | -10.00 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.27 | 0.25 | -0.02 | -7.41 |
| ETERNA | 14.80 | 13.75 | -1.05 | -7.09 |
| UBA | 19.90 | 18.75 | -1.15 | -5.78 |
| CHIPLC | 1.09 | 1.04 | -0.05 | -4.59 |
| OANDO | 9.00 | 8.60 | -0.40 | -4.44 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| FIDELITYBK | 8.25 | 200 | 50,319,813 |
| ACCESSCORP | 16.85 | 369 | 43,186,594 |
| CHAMS | 1.92 | 213 | 26,650,699 |
| UBA | 18.75 | 546 | 25,848,588 |
| GTCO | 35.55 | 358 | 20,630,172 |
| TRANSCORP | 6.18 | 225 | 19,183,550 |
| ZENITHBANK | 33.35 | 357 | 16,649,368 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| GTCO | 35.55 | 358 | 733,793,809.00 |
| ACCESSCORP | 16.85 | 369 | 730,101,398.75 |
| ZENITHBANK | 33.35 | 357 | 557,974,005.70 |
| UBA | 18.75 | 546 | 502,077,463.60 |
| FIDELITYBK | 8.25 | 200 | 411,728,890.35 |
| FBNH | 16 | 209 | 175,372,670.70 |
| NGXGROUP | 21 | 118 | 162,465,579.00 |
OUTLOOK
The Equities market closed marginally at the end of today’s trading . We anticipate a mixed sentiment in the remaining days of the week as investors continue to rotate their portfolios towards stocks with attractive dividend yields.
