Trading activities in the Nigeria Equities Market closed positive today Monday (15/05/2023) as the NGX-ASI increased by 0.03% to close at 52,231.29 compared to 52,214.62 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +1.91%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N9.00 billion to N28.440 trillion from N28.431 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, while the market turnover decreased to N5.60 billion from N10.98 billion recorded at the close of the previous trading day.
The market breadth was positive at 1.26x as 24 stocks advanced and 19 stocks declined, while 75 stocks remained unchanged. OANDO topped the gainers’ list with +9.91%, while, CWG declined by -9.66% to lead the losers’ chart.
TRANSCORP recorded the highest volume for the day, while, ACCESSCORP recorded highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 15th May 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,440,256,914,920.75 | One Day (ASI CHG) | 0.03% |
| Index | 52,231.29 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.66% |
| Volume | 626,389,579 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +2.16% |
| Value | N5,599,503,882.06 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +18.79% |
| Deal | 6,033 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | -1.63% |
| Gainers | 24 | Losers | 19 |
| Unchanged | 75 | Total | 118 |
| YTD Returns | +1.91% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Percent |
| ASI | 0.03 |
| NGX30 | 0.18 |
| NGXBNK | -0.02 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.03 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.02 |
| NGXINS | -1.41 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.01 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | %Change |
| OANDO | 5.55 | 6.10 | 0.55 | 9.91 |
| NCR | 2.56 | 2.81 | 0.25 | 9.77 |
| TRANSCORP | 2.59 | 2.84 | 0.25 | 9.65 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.56 | 1.71 | 0.15 | 9.62 |
| JBERGER | 28.50 | 31.00 | 2.50 | 8.77 |
| LIVESTOCK | 1.02 | 1.10 | 0.08 | 7.84 |
| WAPIC | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 6.98 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | %Change |
| CWG | 2.07 | 1.87 | -0.20 | -9.66 |
| NEM | 4.55 | 4.12 | -0.43 | -9.45 |
| ROYALEX | 0.54 | 0.50 | -0.04 | -7.41 |
| CUTIX | 2.42 | 2.32 | -0.10 | -4.13 |
| AIICO | 0.59 | 0.57 | -0.02 | -3.39 |
| ETI | 12.40 | 12.00 | -0.40 | -3.23 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.32 | 0.31 | -0.01 | -3.13 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| TRANSCORP | 2.59 | 929 | 190,851,773 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.90 | 487 | 125,057,999 |
| FBNH | 12.05 | 105 | 79,706,367 |
| UBA | 8.25 | 316 | 39,103,968 |
| ROYALEX | 0.54 | 94 | 27,929,568 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.00 | 285 | 18,786,501 |
| GTCO | 24.25 | 402 | 17,629,358 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.90 | 487 | 1,245,804,499.20 |
| FBNH | 12.05 | 105 | 956,475,511.95 |
| STANBIC | 37.60 | 26 | 646,810,196.90 |
| TRANSCORP | 2.59 | 929 | 530,824,754.35 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.00 | 285 | 452,074,361.00 |
| GTCO | 24.25 | 402 | 423,447,377.15 |
| UBA | 8.25 | 316 | 324,297,177.30 |
OUTLOOK
Investors sentiments sustain positive run of market as trading commences for the week. We expect this strain to continue as investors continue to focus on fundamentally sound stocks, impressive first-quarter (Q1) 2023 results and dividend payments.
