Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed negative today, Friday (22/12/2023) by 0.36% as the NGX-ASI decreased to 74,023.27 from 74,289.02 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +44.43%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased today by N145.42 billion to N40.507 trillion from N40.652 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, also the market turnover increased to N16.58 billion from N13.026 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.68X as 32 stocks advanced and 19 stocks declined, while 66 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSCOHOT topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while CONHALLPLC declined by -8.73% to lead the losers’ chart.
UNIVINSURE recorded the highest volume while GEREGU recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Friday, 22nd December 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N40,506,771,442,303.07 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.36% |
| Index | 74,023.27 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +2.26% |
| Volume | 423,301,833 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +4.25% |
| Value | N16,584,667,838.80 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +25.03% |
| Deals | 6,333 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +49.54% |
| Gainers | 32 | Losers | 19 |
| Unchanged | 66 | Total | 117 |
| YTD Returns | +44.43% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | -0.36 |
| NGX30 | -0.03 |
| NGXBNK | -0.77 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.03 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.03 |
| NGXINS | 1.17 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.35 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| TRANSCOHOT | 58.00 | 63.80 | 5.80 | 10.00 |
| MULTIVERSE | 12.70 | 13.97 | 1.27 | 10.00 |
| INFINITY | 4.12 | 4.53 | 0.41 | 9.95 |
| UCAP | 20.95 | 23.00 | 2.05 | 9.79 |
| ABBEYBDS | 1.68 | 1.84 | 0.16 | 9.52 |
| DAARCOMM | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.06 | 9.52 |
| REGALINS | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.03 | 8.82 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| CONHALLPLC | 1.26 | 1.15 | -0.11 | -8.73 |
| INTBREW | 4.80 | 4.40 | -0.40 | -8.33 |
| PRESTIGE | 0.51 | 0.47 | -0.04 | -7.84 |
| ABCTRANS | 0.82 | 0.76 | -0.06 | -7.32 |
| GUINEAINS | 0.29 | 0.27 | -0.02 | -6.90 |
| VITAFOAM | 22.50 | 21.25 | -1.25 | -5.56 |
| FCMB | 7.70 | 7.30 | -0.40 | -5.19 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.26 | 43 | 41,944,421 |
| TRANSCORP | 8.80 | 544 | 41,933,376 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.52 | 25 | 30,198,502 |
| JAIZBANK | 1.60 | 123 | 27,584,473 |
| ZENITHBANK | 37.90 | 354 | 26,295,298 |
| GTCO | 40.05 | 172 | 20,712,155 |
| ACCESSCORP | 23.20 | 410 | 20,441,014 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| GEREGU | 399.00 | 232 | 6,622,967,041.50 |
| SEPLAT | 2310.00 | 36 | 2,769,902,720.70 |
| ZENITHBANK | 37.90 | 354 | 1,000,694,343.65 |
| GTCO | 40.05 | 172 | 829,309,690.75 |
| MTNN | 250.00 | 242 | 550,647,721.20 |
| DANGSUGAR | 57.45 | 198 | 492,759,038.85 |
| ACCESSCORP | 23.20 | 410 | 476,712,695.30 |
OUTLOOK
The Equities market loss today but gained for the week to establish the Yuletide mood. As investors continue to focus on maximizing returns, and a step toward ensuring sustainable profitability, we expect the market to move towards the positive direction in the coming week.
