The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today, Tuesday(23/08/2022) negative as the NGX-ASI fell by -1.60% to 48,554.76 from 49,370.62 indicating a YTD return of +13.67%. Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N426.06 billion to 26.19 trillion from N26.61 trillion .The market turnover increased to N3.18 billion from N1.30 billion. The market breadth was negative at 0.45x, as 9 stocks advanced and 20 stocks declined, while 72 remained unchanged. FTNCOCOA and NEM topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while BUAFOODS declined by -9.92% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, MBENEFIT recorded the highest volume; while DANGCEM recorded the highest value of trade for the day.
Stocks whose share prices lost during intra-day trading include: BUAFOODS(-9.92%), NNFM(-9.88%), ETERNA(-8.44%), NAHCO(-8.33%), DANGCEM(-5.33%), PZ(-5.29%), BUACEMENT(-4.64%), CADBBURY(-2.19%), FIDELITYBANK(-1.95%),TRANSCORP(-1.90%), DANGSUGAR(-1.84%), OANDO(-0.66%) AND GTCO (-0.25%)
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N 26,188,856,148,490.39 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.05% |
| Index | 48,554.76 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.23% |
| Volume | 204,153,067 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -6.59% |
| Value | N 3,183,368,484.23 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +2.85% |
| Deals | 3,533 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +23.13% |
| Gainers | 9 | Losers | 20 |
| Unchanged | 72 | Total | 101 |
| YTD Returns | +13.67 |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -1.58 |
| NGX30 | -1.38 |
| NGXBNK | -0.07 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -3.13 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -4.62 |
| NGXINS | 1.82 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -2.36 |
| NGXOILGAS | -4.94 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.03 | 10.00 |
| NEM | 4.00 | 4.40 | 0.40 | 10.00 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.63 | 2.89 | 0.26 | 9.89 |
| UPL | 1.72 | 1.89 | 0.17 | 9.88 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 7.41 |
| INTBREW | 5.00 | 5.20 | 0.20 | 4.00 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.03 | 3.53 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| BUAFOODS | 59.95 | 54.00 | -5.95 | -9.92 |
| NNFM | 8.60 | 7.75 | -0.85 | -9.88 |
| SEPLAT | 1419.90 | 1300.00 | -119.90 | -8.44 |
| ETERNA | 6.60 | 6.05 | -0.55 | -8.33 |
| NAHCO | 5.95 | 5.50 | -0.45 | -7.56 |
| DANGCEM | 258.80 | 245.00 | -13.80 | -5.33 |
| PZ | 8.50 | 8.05 | -0.45 | -5.29 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MBENEFIT | 0.29 | 32 | 44005718 | 12761658.2 |
| ZENITHBANK | 22.00 | 322 | 25197019 | 554793349 |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 146 | 22091076 | 236877010 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.30 | 188 | 12973867 | 107727981 |
| UBA | 7.05 | 145 | 11173983 | 78836718.3 |
| GTCO | 20.20 | 275 | 9656449 | 195021850 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.03 | 86 | 5661190 | 5873933.31 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| DANGCEM | 245.00 | 53 | 2717239 | 665737653 |
| ZENITHBANK | 22.00 | 322 | 25197019 | 554793349 |
| MTNN | 200.00 | 242 | 1995909 | 399316569 |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 146 | 22091076 | 236877010 |
| SEPLAT | 1300.00 | 34 | 171816 | 224028059 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1905.40 | 38 | 105947 | 196194776 |
| GTCO | 20.20 | 275 | 9656449 | 195021850 |
OUTLOOK
Sell off persists due to growing concerns about the state of the economy . Barring any unforeseen events, we expect negative sentiments to persist this week.
