The Nigeria Equity Market closed transaction for today, Thursday (26/05/2022) bullish, as the NGX-ASI grew by 1.06% to 53,151.32 from 52,591.41, indicating a YTD return of +24.43%. Similarly, the market capitalization surged by N301.44 billion toN28.654 trillion from N28.35 trillion. The market turnover increased to N5.115 from N4.23billion The market breadth closed positive at 2.5x, as 27 stocks advanced against 11 stocks, while 70 remained unchanged. The share prices of IMG gained 10.00% to top the gainers’ list, while NPFMCRFBK declined by -9.90% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, TRANSCORP recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices loss during intra-day trading include: IMG (+10.00%), CHAMPION (+9.94%), LINKASSURE (+9.09%), LIVESTOCK (+7.35%),WAPCO(+6.23%),TRANSCORP(+5.83%),HONYFLOUR(+5.56%),INTBREW (+5.33%), UNILEVER(+5.28%),GUINESS(+5.10%),NEIMETH and FIDELITYBK (+0.29%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,654,397,510,180.64 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +1.06% |
| Index | 53,151.32 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.23% |
| Volume | 266,184,507 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +9.44% |
| Value | N5,115,138,872.35 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +22.73% |
| Deals | 5,501.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +39.02% |
| Gainers | 27 | Losers | 11 |
| Unchanged | 70 | Total | 108 |
| YTD Returns | +24.43% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 1.06 |
| NGX30 | 1.52 |
| NGXBNK | 1.22 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.93 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.42 |
| NGXINS | 0.42 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 1.49 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.3 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| IMG | 10.00 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| CHAMPION | 3.42 | 3.76 | 0.34 | 9.94 |
| LINKASSURE | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.05 | 9.09 |
| LIVESTOCK | 1.36 | 1.46 | 0.10 | 7.35 |
| WAPCO | 26.50 | 28.15 | 1.65 | 6.23 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.20 | 1.27 | 0.07 | 5.83 |
| HONYFLOUR | 3.36 | 3.55 | 0.19 | 5.65 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| NPFMCRFBK | 2.02 | 1.82 | -0.20 | -9.90 |
| UACN | 12.90 | 11.65 | -1.25 | -9.69 |
| ACADEMY | 1.46 | 1.32 | -0.14 | -9.59 |
| LEARNAFRCA | 2.25 | 2.05 | -0.20 | -8.89 |
| ROYALEX | 1.14 | 1.08 | -0.06 | -5.26 |
| FLOURMILL | 35.00 | 34.00 | -1.00 | -2.86 |
| OANDO | 5.80 | 5.67 | -0.13 | -2.24 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| TRANSCORP | 1.27 | 178.00 | 47,651,704.00 | 60,106,056.43 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.80 | 308.00 | 25,315,289.00 | 248,301,674.50 |
| GTCO | 23.00 | 367.00 | 20,652,814.00 | 481,108,053.95 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.81 | 55.00 | 16,389,549.00 | 13,185,636.70 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.20 | 1.00 | 16,326,046.00 | 3,265,209.20 |
| ETI | 11.85 | 126.00 | 15,744,977.00 | 186,482,303.50 |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 314.00 | 11,928,766.00 | 128,231,139.80 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MTNN | 240.00 | 401.00 | 7,842,593.00 | 1,880,858,205.00 |
| SEPLAT | 1300.00 | 53.00 | 566,315.00 | 736,124,757.60 |
| GTCO | 23.00 | 367.00 | 20,652,814.00 | 481,108,053.95 |
| DANGCEM | 297.00 | 117.00 | 863,615.00 | 255,900,204.70 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.80 | 308.00 | 25,315,289.00 | 248,301,674.50 |
| ETI | 11.85 | 126.00 | 15,744,977.00 | 186,482,303.50 |
| ZENITHBANK | 23.85 | 310.00 | 7,180,044.00 | 171,214,718.85 |
OUTLOOK
The stock market closed positively, as increase buying was seen in all the major sectors except the oil & gas sector, which declined by 0.3 percent. we expect profit taking to continue.
