The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today Thursday (12/01/2023) positive, as the NGX-ASI rises by +0.62% to 52,048.85 from 51,729.87 ; indicating a YTD return of +1.56%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N173.74 billion to N28.35 trillion from N28.18 trillion. The market turnover decreased to N7.73 billion from N8.16 billion .
The market breadth was positive at 4.37x as 35 stocks advanced and 8 stocks declined, while 62 stocks remained unchanged. ELLAHLAKES and LASACO topped the gainers’ list with +10.00% , while ABBEYBDS declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, MANSARD recorded the highest volume and AIRTELAFRI recorded the highest value for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include:
ELLAHLAKES(+10.00%), LASACO (+10.00%), INTBREW(+8.60%),DANGSUGAR(+7.19%), SUNUASSUR(+6.90%), THOMASWY(+6.30%), COURTVILLE (+6.12%), GLAXOSMITH(+5.69%), ARDOVA(+5.56%), and LIVESTOCK(+4.39%).
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 12th January 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,349,608,300,858.30 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.62% |
| Index | 52,048.85 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +2.32% |
| Volume | 211,742,512.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +6.44% |
| Value | N7,725,003,069.69 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +0.95% |
| Deals | 3,462.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +16.68% |
| Gainers | 35 | Losers | 8 |
| Unchanged | 62 | Total | 105 |
| YTD Returns | +1.56% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.62 |
| NGX30 | 0.66 |
| NGXBNK | 2.15 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.74 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.18 |
| NGXINS | 0.55 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.59 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.54 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| ELLAHLAKES | 3.60 | 3.96 | 0.36 | 10.00 |
| LASACO | 1.00 | 1.10 | 0.10 | 10.00 |
| INTBREW | 4.65 | 5.05 | 0.40 | 8.60 |
| DANGSUGAR | 16.00 | 17.15 | 1.15 | 7.19 |
| SUNUASSUR | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 6.90 |
| THOMASWY | 1.27 | 1.35 | 0.08 | 6.30 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.03 | 6.12 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| ABBEYBDS | 1.70 | 1.53 | -0.17 | -10.00 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.28 | 0.27 | -0.01 | -3.57 |
| NAHCO | 7.05 | 6.80 | -0.25 | -3.55 |
| ROYALEX | 1.00 | 0.98 | -0.02 | -2.00 |
| NGXGROUP | 25.65 | 25.20 | -0.45 | -1.75 |
| UNILEVER | 11.60 | 11.40 | -0.20 | -1.72 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.20 | 1.19 | -0.01 | -0.83 |
Top 7 Traders by Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MANSARD | 2.00 | 59.00 | 26,251,578.00 | 52,511,183.70 |
| GTCO | 24.50 | 253.00 | 19,807,904.00 | 476,889,477.20 |
| CHAMS | 0.25 | 53.00 | 17,906,364.00 | 4,447,257.42 |
| ROYALEX | 0.98 | 60.00 | 14,207,355.00 | 13,378,953.35 |
| FBNH | 11.50 | 96.00 | 11,823,626.00 | 131,374,976.40 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.10 | 227.00 | 11,778,677.00 | 292,842,024.75 |
| UBA | 8.20 | 155.00 | 9,576,405.00 | 78,167,670.25 |
Top 7 Traders by Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1550.00 | 48.00 | 2,654,504.00 | 4,135,010,452.90 |
| MTNN | 220.00 | 226.00 | 5,254,587.00 | 1,154,245,841.80 |
| DANGCEM | 270.00 | 98.00 | 2,547,218.00 | 687,616,958.40 |
| GTCO | 24.50 | 253.00 | 19,807,904.00 | 476,889,477.20 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.10 | 227.00 | 11,778,677.00 | 292,842,024.75 |
| FBNH | 11.50 | 96.00 | 11,823,626.00 | 131,374,976.40 |
| NGXGROUP | 25.20 | 40.00 | 4,039,629.00 | 101,753,680.25 |
OUTLOOK
We expect positive sentiments to continue as investors take position for the year.
