Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed positive today, Thursday (21/12/2023) by 1.21% as the NGX-ASI increased to 74,289.02 from 73,397.71 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +44.95%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased today by N487.74 billion to N40.65 trillion from N40.16 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, also the market turnover increased to N13.026 billion from N12.829 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 2.94X as 50 stocks advanced and 17 stocks declined, while 47 stocks remained unchanged. IMG topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while JOHNHOLT declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
ABBEYBDS recorded the highest volume and NESTLE recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 21st December 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N40,652,197,286,254.23 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +1.21% |
| Index | 74,289.02 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +2.53% |
| Volume | 760,929,521 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +4.53% |
| Value | N13,026,433,520.34 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +25.47% |
| Deals | 7,990 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +50.15% |
| Gainers | 50 | Losers | 17 |
| Unchanged | 47 | Total | 114 |
| YTD Returns | +44.95% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | 1.21 |
| NGX30 | 1.65 |
| NGXBNK | 1.41 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.15 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.01 |
| NGXINS | 0.61 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 1.27 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.05 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| IMG | 8.50 | 9.35 | 0.85 | 10.00 |
| TRANSCORP | 7.70 | 8.47 | 0.77 | 10.00 |
| OKOMUOIL | 240.00 | 263.90 | 23.90 | 9.96 |
| MULTIVERSE | 11.55 | 12.70 | 1.15 | 9.96 |
| INFINITY | 3.75 | 4.12 | 0.37 | 9.87 |
| SCOA | 1.81 | 1.98 | 0.17 | 9.39 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 1.52 | 1.66 | 0.14 | 9.21 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| JOHNHOLT | 2.60 | 2.34 | -0.26 | -10.00 |
| ELLAHLAKES | 3.22 | 2.90 | -0.32 | -9.94 |
| TRIPPLEG | 2.38 | 2.15 | -0.23 | -9.66 |
| REGALINS | 0.37 | 0.34 | -0.03 | -8.11 |
| UACN | 15.95 | 15.00 | -0.95 | -5.96 |
| CAVERTON | 1.93 | 1.82 | -0.11 | -5.70 |
| OMATEK | 0.65 | 0.62 | -0.03 | -4.62 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| ABBEYBDS | 1.68 | 17 | 224,084,669 |
| ACCESSCORP | 23.30 | 584 | 65,795,145 |
| TRANSCORP | 8.47 | 419 | 65,304,999 |
| UBA | 26.00 | 578 | 45,978,579 |
| GTCO | 40.00 | 258 | 43,592,723 |
| VERITASKAP | 0.35 | 72 | 31,718,545 |
| FCMB | 7.70 | 273 | 31,394,899 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| NESTLE | 1130.00 | 82 | 2,650,610,678.60 |
| GEREGU | 399.00 | 77 | 1,818,571,971.60 |
| GTCO | 40.00 | 258 | 1,744,379,424.25 |
| ACCESSCORP | 23.30 | 584 | 1,522,678,329.80 |
| UBA | 26.00 | 578 | 1,197,731,967.70 |
| ZENITHBANK | 38.65 | 454 | 555,683,041.55 |
| TRANSCORP | 8.47 | 419 | 552,557,177.88 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian Equities market continues its impressive run to close positive in today’s trading. As investors continue to focus on maximizing returns, and a step toward ensuring sustainable profitability, we expect this trend to continue throughout the remaining days of the week.
