Trading activities on the equity market for today Friday (20/05/2022) closed negative, as the NGX-ASI decreased by 0.05% to 52,979.96 from 53,275.49 indicating a YTD return of +24.03%. Similarly, the market capitalization declined by N159.32 billion to N28.56 trillion from N28.72 trillion. The market turnover decreased to N3.22 billion from N8.45 billion. The market breadth closed positive at 1.08x, as 27stocks advanced against 25 stocks, while 66 remained unchanged. The share prices of NEIMETH gained 10.00% to top the gainers’ list, while LEARNAFRCA declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, JAIZBANK recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices loss during intra-day trading include: LEARNAFRCA (-10.00%), GSPECPLC (-9.79%), ACADEMY (-9.56%), ROYALEX (-9.52%), FTNCOCOA (-8.57%), MULTIVERSE (-8.33%), MTNN (-7.78%), CHIPLC (-7.69%), CUSTODIAN (-6.67%), CAVERTON (-5.00%), NAHCO (-4.48%), VERITASKAP (-4.35%), PZ (-4.06%), IKEJAHOTEL (-4.00%),UPDCREIT(-3.85%), MBENEFIT(-3.85%) VITAFOAM (-3.27%) JAPAULGOLD (-3.23%).AFRIPRUD (-1.67%).and ACCESSCORP (+0.51%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,562,015,528,655.51 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.55% |
| Index | 52,979.96 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.22% |
| Volume | 436,567,600 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +10.06% |
| Value | N3,222,610,352.83, | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +22.64% |
| Deals | 4,716 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +38.23% |
| Gainers | 27 | Losers | 25 |
| Unchanged | 66 | Total | 118 |
| YTD Returns | +24.03% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.55 |
| NGX30 | -1.71 |
| NGXBNK | 0.04 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.12 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.03 |
| NGXINS | 1.95 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -2.59 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.62 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| NEIMETH | 1.60 | 1.76 | 0.16 | 10.00 |
| CONOIL | 28.35 | 31.15 | 2.80 | 9.88 |
| CUTIX | 2.66 | 2.92 | 0.26 | 9.77 |
| NEM | 4.00 | 4.39 | 0.39 | 9.75 |
| MRS | 12.40 | 13.60 | 1.20 | 9.68 |
| ABBEYBDS | 1.52 | 1.65 | 0.13 | 8.55 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.07 | 8.43 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| LEARNAFRCA | 2.50 | 2.25 | -0.25 | -10.00 |
| GSPECPLC | 3.78 | 3.41 | -0.37 | -9.79 |
| ACADEMY | 1.36 | 1.23 | -0.13 | -9.56 |
| ROYALEX | 1.26 | 1.14 | -0.12 | -9.52 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.35 | 0.32 | -0.03 | -8.57 |
| MULTIVERSE | 0.24 | 0.22 | -0.02 | -8.33 |
| MTNN | 270.00 | 249.00 | -21.00 | -7.78 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| JAIZBANK | 0.9 | 130 | 142,362,033.00 | 126,869,946.24 |
| CHIPLC | 0.6 | 19 | 100,061,600.00 | 60,038,690.00 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.3 | 166 | 21,343,941.00 | 27,833,696.28 |
| ABBEYBDS | 1.65 | 15 | 13,882,136.00 | 22,230,609.05 |
| UBA | 7.9 | 167 | 11,112,678.00 | 87,990,648.00 |
| FBNH | 12 | 120 | 10,807,439.00 | 129,498,129.35 |
| NEM | 4.39 | 24 | 8,498,782.00 | 37,239,673.29 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1470 | 35 | 701,954.00 | 1,032,474,104.00 |
| MTNN | 249 | 415 | 1,848,420.00 | 461,518,490.30 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.1 | 315 | 6,979,896.00 | 168,629,941.75 |
| GTCO | 23.7 | 249 | 5,543,424.00 | 131,672,907.15 |
| FBNH | 12 | 120 | 10,807,439.00 | 129,498,129.35 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.9 | 130 | 142,362,033.00 | 126,869,946.24 |
| NESTLE | 1401.4 | 28 | 79,159.00 | 110,836,576.60 |
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MTNN | 270 | 432 | 20,601,952 | 5,494,941,075.80 |
| SEPLAT | 1299.9 | 96 | 336,592 | 420,718,853.50 |
| CONOIL | 28.35 | 72 | 14,343,947 | 409,104,093.15 |
| GTCO | 23.9 | 240 | 13,729,757 | 328,084,274.55 |
| NESTLE | 1401.4 | 52 | 135,260 | 189,491,486.80 |
| FBNH | 12 | 214 | 13,536,021 | 162,456,410.40 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.9 | 186 | 11,916,606 | 116,512,726.90 |
OUTLOOK
The equity market closed trading activities for the week on a negative note to halt yesterday’s bullish run as profit taking continues.
