The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today Thursday (23/02/2023) positive, as the NGX-ASI increased by +0.61% to 54,646.38 from 54,315.53 ; indicating a YTD return of +6.63%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N180.23billion to N29.77 trillion from N29.59 trillion. The market turnover reduced to N1.85 billion from N3.92 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 2.9x as 26 stocks advanced and 9 stocks declined, while 69 stocks remained unchanged. MRS topped the gainers’ list with +9.88% increase, while NEIMETH declined by -6.45% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, UBA recorded the highest volume for the day and ZENITHBANK recorded the highest value for the day.
Stocks whose share prices increased during intra-day trading include:
MRS(+9.88%), BUAFOODS(+8.87%), CORNERST(+8.33%), TRANSCOHOT(+7.44%), ROYALEX(+5.71%), HONYFLOUR(+5.66%), LINKASSURE(+4.65%), AFRIPRUD(+4.07%), NGXGROUP(+4.05%), and GEREGU(+3.49%).
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 23rd February, 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N29,768,803,685,738.71 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.61% |
| Index | 54,646.38 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.23% |
| Volume | 142,036,608.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +3.78% |
| Value | N1,846,803,647.40 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +12.55% |
| Deals | 2,651.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +15.76% |
| Gainers | 26 | Losers | 9 |
| Unchanged | 69 | Total | 104 |
| YTD Returns | +6.63% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.61 |
| NGX30 | 0.55 |
| NGXBNK | 0.39 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 3.79 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.06 |
| NGXINS | 0.40 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 1.19 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.39 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| MRS | 25.3 | 27.8 | 2.5 | 9.88 |
| BUAFOODS | 74.4 | 81 | 6.6 | 8.87 |
| CORNERST | 0.6 | 0.65 | 0.05 | 8.33 |
| TRANSCOHOT | 6.05 | 6.5 | 0.45 | 7.44 |
| ROYALEX | 0.7 | 0.74 | 0.04 | 5.71 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.12 | 2.24 | 0.12 | 5.66 |
| LINKASSURE | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 4.65 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| NEIMETH | 1.55 | 1.45 | -0.1 | -6.45 |
| CHIPLC | 0.65 | 0.61 | -0.04 | -6.15 |
| VERITASKAP | 0.21 | 0.2 | -0.01 | -4.76 |
| AIICO | 0.6 | 0.59 | -0.01 | -1.67 |
| FCMB | 4.35 | 4.3 | -0.05 | -1.15 |
| UPDC | 1.01 | 1 | -0.01 | -0.99 |
| INTENEGINS | 1.2 | 1.19 | -0.01 | -0.83 |
Top 7 Traders by Volume
| Security | Previous Close | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| UBA | 8.35 | 136.00 | 32,420,346.00 | 272,123,839.50 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.47 | 27.00 | 15,975,803.00 | 7,638,644.95 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.2 | 199.00 | 11,525,976.00 | 292,131,427.40 |
| GTCO | 25.2 | 184.00 | 8,619,662.00 | 217,946,002.35 |
| CHAMS | 0.26 | 21.00 | 6,722,624.00 | 1,742,063.80 |
| AIICO | 0.6 | 31.00 | 6,391,789.00 | 3,784,973.40 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.24 | 38.00 | 6,255,119.00 | 7,824,015.16 |
Top 7 Traders by Value
| Security | Previous Close | Number of Trades | Daily Value | Daily Volume |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.2 | 199 | 292,131,427.40 | 11,525,976.00 |
| UBA | 8.35 | 136 | 272,123,839.50 | 32,420,346.00 |
| GTCO | 25.2 | 184 | 217,946,002.35 | 8,619,662.00 |
| DANGCEM | 270 | 35 | 172,403,676.90 | 638,536.00 |
| MTNN | 245.5 | 183 | 131,555,369.60 | 537,858.00 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1620 | 56 | 125,897,700.70 | 81,270.00 |
| GEREGU | 246.4 | 104 | 71,207,460.00 | 284,151.00 |
OUTLOOK
Sectors performance remained remarkable however investors’ sentiments are propelled on political fever and uncertainties in the next trading days.
