Trading activities on the equity market for today Monday(25/04/2022) closed positive, as the NGX-ASI rose by 0.17% to 48,543.36 from 48,459.65, indicating a YTD return of +13.64%. Similarly, the market capitalization grew to N26.17 trillion N26.12 trillion. The market turnover rose to N4.04bn from N3.85bn. The market breadth closed positive at 2.7x, as 43 stocks advanced against 16 stocks that declined, while 51 stocks remained unchanged. The share prices of UPDCREIT gained 10% to top the gainers’ list, while UNITYBNK declined by -6% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, ZENITHBANK recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include: UPDCREIT (+10.00%), IKEJAHOTEL(+9.93%), ETERNA(+9.84%), TRANSCORP(+9.80%), CHAMPION(+8.17%), INTBREW(+6.67%), TOTAL(+6.45%), STANBIC(+6.32%), FIDELITYBK(+5.41%), WAPCO(+5.28%), WEMABNK(+4.70%), ROYALEX(+4.17%), LINKASSURE(+4.08%), FCMB(+3.89%), MANSARD(+1.97%), GTCO(+1.65%), UBA(+1.23%), ZENITHBNK(+0.99%), ETI(+0.84%), FBNH(+0.42%), DANGSUGAR(+0.31%), FLOURMILL(+0.16%) and DANGCEM(+0.14%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N26,170,223,338,820.99 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.17% |
| Index | 48,543.36 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +2.07% |
| Volume | 328,391,904 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +3.36% |
| Value | N4,038,454,773.37 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +16.09% |
| Deals | 5,711 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +23.51.% |
| Gainers | 43 | Losers | 16 |
| Unchanged | 51 | Total | 110 |
| YTD Returns | +13.64% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.17 |
| NGX30 | 0.41 |
| NGXBNK | 0.34 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 2.45 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -1.10 |
| NGXINS | 0.39 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.39 |
| NGXOILGAS | 1.44 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| UPDCREIT | 3.50 | 3.85 | 0.35 | 10.00 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.41 | 1.55 | 0.14 | 9.93 |
| ETERNA | 6.65 | 7.31 | 0.66 | 9.92 |
| OANDO | 5.86 | 6.44 | 0.58 | 9.90 |
| SKYAVN | 6.37 | 7.00 | 0.63 | 9.89 |
| MEYER | 2.33 | 2.56 | 0.23 | 9.87 |
| NB | 48.70 | 53.50 | 4.80 | 9.86 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| UNITYBNK | 0.50 | 0.47 | -0.03 | -6.00 |
| ACADEMY | 1.17 | 1.10 | -0.07 | -5.98 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.34 | 0.32 | -0.02 | -5.88 |
| UPDC | 0.89 | 0.85 | -0.04 | -4.49 |
| WAPIC | 0.46 | 0.44 | -0.02 | -4.35 |
| BUACEMENT | 70.75 | 68.00 | -2.75 | -3.89 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.52 | 0.50 | -0.02 | -3.85 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.55 | 348 | 35,842,261.00 | 912,150,444.20 |
| OANDO | 6.44 | 301 | 30,817,441.00 | 198,276,780.08 |
| MANSARD | 2.59 | 153 | 23,071,016.00 | 58,733,233.32 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.12 | 143 | 20,683,054.00 | 22,247,378.00 |
| FBNH | 12.00 | 172 | 20,085,589.00 | 240,041,746.35 |
| WAPCO | 26.90 | 443 | 17,643,657.00 | 471,247,792.90 |
| GTCO | 24.60 | 281 | 13,704,383.00 | 335,517,288.00 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.55 | 348 | 35,842,261.00 | 912,150,444.20 |
| PRESCO | 130.00 | 119 | 3,765,924.00 | 488,528,426.70 |
| WAPCO | 26.90 | 443 | 17,643,657.00 | 471,247,792.90 |
| GTCO | 24.60 | 281 | 13,704,383.00 | 335,517,288.00 |
| FBNH | 12.00 | 172 | 20,085,589.00 | 240,041,746.35 |
| OANDO | 6.44 | 301 | 30,817,441.00 | 198,276,780.08 |
| GUINNESS | 82.25 | 115 | 1,937,916.00 | 159,906,001.25 |
OUTLOOK
Activities on the market starts the week positively, maintaining last week’s bullish trend . We expect positive sentiments from investors this week as companies release their financial results for the first quarter of 2022.
