Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed negative today, Monday (04/12/2023) by 0.66% as the NGX-ASI decreased to 70,946.83 from 71,419.87 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +38.43%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased today by N258.85 billion to N38.823 trillion from N39.082 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, while the market turnover decreased to N7.10 billion from N10.22 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.32X as 33 stocks advanced and 25 stocks declined, while 59 stocks remained unchanged. THOMASWY topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while BUACEMENT declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
UNIVINSURE recorded the highest volume while AIRTELAFRI recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 4th December 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N38,823,294,993,271.00 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.66% |
| Index | 70,946.83 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.57% |
| Volume | 358,527,122 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +0.66% |
| Value | N7,100,067,237.74 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +26.60% |
| Deals | 6,433 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +47.33% |
| Gainers | 33 | Losers | 25 |
| Unchanged | 59 | Total | 117 |
| YTD Returns | +38.43% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | -0.66 |
| NGX30 | -0.61 |
| NGXBNK | 0.01 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.06 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -4.21 |
| NGXINS | -0.28 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.62 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.01 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| THOMASWY | 2.50 | 2.75 | 0.25 | 10.00 |
| FBNH | 22.15 | 24.35 | 2.20 | 9.93 |
| DAARCOMM | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 9.68 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.06 | 9.68 |
| NEIMETH | 1.87 | 2.05 | 0.18 | 9.63 |
| NSLTECH | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.06 | 9.37 |
| CAVERTON | 1.41 | 1.54 | 0.13 | 9.22 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| BUACEMENT | 104.00 | 93.60 | -10.40 | -10.00 |
| CWG | 7.20 | 6.66 | -0.54 | -7.50 |
| UPDC | 1.26 | 1.17 | -0.09 | -7.14 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.56 | 0.52 | -0.04 | -7.14 |
| REGALINS | 0.36 | 0.34 | -0.02 | -5.56 |
| CILEASING | 5.20 | 4.92 | -0.28 | -5.38 |
| SUNUASSUR | 1.26 | 1.21 | -0.05 | -3.97 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.27 | 80 | 58,853,936 |
| TRANSCORP | 6.90 | 302 | 24,378,195 |
| GTCO | 39.20 | 279 | 23,371,766 |
| UNITYBNK | 1.57 | 147 | 19,144,899 |
| UBA | 21.25 | 359 | 18,982,036 |
| ZENITHBANK | 34.85 | 361 | 16,162,502 |
| JAIZBANK | 1.56 | 83 | 12,119,685 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1800.00 | 129 | 3,269,079,671.80 |
| GTCO | 39.20 | 279 | 916,558,339.05 |
| ZENITHBANK | 34.85 | 361 | 565,098,979.15 |
| UBA | 21.25 | 359 | 404,714,016.50 |
| FBNH | 24.35 | 224 | 259,349,810.90 |
| TRANSCORP | 6.90 | 302 | 167,174,863.73 |
| DANGSUGAR | 57.45 | 208 | 152,281,960.80 |
OUTLOOK
Activities on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed negative for the day to begin the week. The loss could be as a result of Investors’ profit taking in the previous days’ trading. We expect mixed performance in the remaining days of the week.
