Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed positive today, Monday (20/05/2024) by 0.05% as the NGX-ASI increased to 98,176.58 from 98,125.73 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +31.30%
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N28.61 billion to N55.536 trillion from N55.508 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, while the market turnover decreased to N6.689 billion from N9.419 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.43X as 12 stocks advanced and 28 stocks declined, while 79 stocks remained unchanged. BERGER topped the gainers’ list with +9.72%, while CHAMPION declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
ACCESSCORP recorded the highest volume and value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 20th May 2024
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N55,536,203,744,204.68 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.05% |
| Index | 98,176.58 | One Week (ASI CHG) | 0.48% |
| Volume | 405,661,682 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -1.37% |
| Value | N6,688,725,461.93 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +38.26% |
| Deals | 8,439 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +86.57% |
| Gainers | 12 | Losers | 28 |
| Unchanged | 79 | Total | 119 |
| YTD Returns | +31.30% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | 0.05 |
| NGX30 | 0.07 |
| NGXBNK | -1.51 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.03 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.00 |
| NGXINS | -0.10 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.02 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price (N) | Price Change (N) | % Change |
| BERGER | 12.35 | 13.55 | 1.20 | 9.72 |
| REGALINS | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 9.68 |
| WAPIC | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.04 | 6.15 |
| CORNERST | 2.00 | 2.10 | 0.10 | 5.00 |
| UNITYBNK | 1.60 | 1.65 | 0.05 | 3.12 |
| TRANSCOHOT | 92.00 | 94.79 | 2.79 | 3.03 |
| MTNN | 224.00 | 230.00 | 6.00 | 2.68 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price (N) | Price Change (N) | % Change |
| CHAMPION | 3.30 | 2.97 | -0.33 | -10.00 |
| CILEASING | 3.47 | 3.13 | -0.34 | -9.80 |
| SOVRENINS | 0.41 | 0.37 | -0.04 | -9.76 |
| CHAMS | 1.66 | 1.50 | -0.16 | -9.64 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.52 | 0.47 | -0.05 | -9.62 |
| JAIZBANK | 2.30 | 2.08 | -0.22 | -9.57 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.53 | 0.48 | -0.05 | -9.43 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price (N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| ACCESSCORP | 17.00 | 710 | 201,311,284 |
| TRANSCORP | 11.60 | 454 | 38,209,055 |
| ZENITHBANK | 31.80 | 690 | 15,263,475 |
| NB | 23.10 | 229 | 13,735,950 |
| JAIZBANK | 2.08 | 218 | 13,679,931 |
| PZ | 22.00 | 144 | 11,013,288 |
| UBA | 20.90 | 547 | 8,362,562 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price (N) | Number of Trades | Value (N) |
| ACCESSCORP | 17.00 | 710 | 3,405,813,177.90 |
| ZENITHBANK | 31.80 | 690 | 484,710,114.40 |
| MTNN | 230.00 | 370 | 476,553,096.10 |
| TRANSCORP | 11.60 | 454 | 435,753,896.95 |
| NB | 23.10 | 229 | 316,277,109.95 |
| PZ | 22.00 | 144 | 242,222,048.20 |
| UBA | 20.90 | 547 | 175,396,956.85 |
OUTLOOK
Trading activities in the Nigerian Exchange closed positive at the end of today’s trade. It is projected that the market’s momentum will be mild throughout the remaining days of the week.
