The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today Thursday (29/12/2022) positive, as the NGX-ASI grew by 0.73% to 50,300.00 from 49,934.60 ; indicating a YTD return of +17.75%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N199.02 billion to N27.40 trillion from N27.20trillion. The market turnover Increased to N7.32 billion from N3.88 billion .
The market breadth was positive at 3.89x as 35 stocks advanced and 9 stocks declined, while 65 stocks remained unchanged. GEREGU and NESTLE topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while LIVESTOCK declined by -8.40% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, FBNH recorded the highest volume , while GTCO recorded the highest value for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include:
GEREGU(+10.00%), NESTLE(+10.00%), CWG( +9.52%), ROYALEX(+9.35%), CORNERST(+9.09%), NB(+9.04%), UACN(+8.82%), UNITYBNK(+8.00%), MAYBAKER(+7.50%), and MBENEFIT(+7.41%).
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 29th December 2022
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N27,397,058,157,070.03 | One Day (ASI CHG) | 0.73% |
| Index | 50,300.00 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.62% |
| Volume | 467,992,219.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +6.04% |
| Value | N7,323,243,140.96 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | -2.90% |
| Deals | 4,306.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +20.31% |
| Gainers | 35 | Losers | 9 |
| Unchanged | 65 | Total | 109 |
| YTD Returns | +17.75% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.73 |
| NGX30 | 0.66 |
| NGXBNK | 0.27 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 3.65 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.14 |
| NGXINS | 1.84 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.77 |
| NGXOILGAS | 2.82 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| GEREGU | 127.00 | 139.70 | 12.70 | 10.00 |
| NESTLE | 1000.00 | 1100.00 | 100.00 | 10.00 |
| CWG | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.08 | 9.52 |
| ROYALEX | 1.07 | 1.17 | 0.10 | 9.35 |
| CORNERST | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.05 | 9.09 |
| NB | 37.60 | 41.00 | 3.40 | 9.04 |
| UACN | 10.20 | 11.10 | 0.90 | 8.82 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| LIVESTOCK | 1.19 | 1.09 | -0.10 | -8.40 |
| FBNH | 11.80 | 11.05 | -0.75 | -6.36 |
| VITAFOAM | 21.95 | 20.65 | -1.30 | -5.92 |
| UNILEVER | 11.80 | 11.50 | -0.30 | -2.54 |
| FIDELITYBK | 4.65 | 4.56 | -0.09 | -1.94 |
| UPDCREIT | 3.00 | 2.95 | -0.05 | -1.67 |
| NEIMETH | 1.45 | 1.43 | -0.02 | -1.38 |
Top 7 Traders by Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FBNH | 11.05 | 99.00 | 78,864,312.00 | 891,708,267.65 |
| GTCO | 23.40 | 525.00 | 38,530,444.00 | 922,553,157.05 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.90 | 395.00 | 19,642,435.00 | 486,572,278.25 |
| AIICO | 0.57 | 64.00 | 17,472,263.00 | 9,969,933.17 |
| CHIPLC | 0.67 | 45.00 | 13,923,705.00 | 9,093,461.85 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.70 | 206.00 | 12,361,377.00 | 108,501,817.60 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.14 | 91.00 | 9,955,435.00 | 11,182,991.40 |
Top 7 Traders by Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| GTCO | 23.40 | 525.00 | 38,530,444.00 | 922,553,157.05 |
| FBNH | 11.05 | 99.00 | 78,864,312.00 | 891,708,267.65 |
| GEREGU | 139.70 | 147.00 | 4,731,528.00 | 616,217,338.80 |
| SEPLAT | 1100.00 | 20.00 | 522,831.00 | 575,103,856.20 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.90 | 395.00 | 19,642,435.00 | 486,572,278.25 |
| NESTLE | 1100.00 | 157.00 | 445,479.00 | 483,689,788.80 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1488.00 | 26.00 | 181,443.00 | 270,566,710.30 |
OUTLOOK
We expect sustained positive sentiments given the renewed attractiveness of the sectors
