Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed positive at the end of today, Tuesday (20/08/2024), as the NGX-ASI increased to 95,895.92 from 95,779.79 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +28.25%.
Similarly, The market capitalization also increased by N66.13 billion to N54.448 trillion from N54.382 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day. The market turnover increased to N7.688 billion from N7.649 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.83X as 19 stocks advanced and 23 stocks declined, while 77 stocks remained unchanged. LEARNAFRCA topped the gainers’ list with 9.94%, while THOMASWY declined by 9.71% to lead the losers’ chart.
GTCO recorded the highest volume and the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Tuesday, 20th August 2024
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N54,448,060,378,664.36 | One Day (ASI CHG) | 0.12% |
| Index | 95,895.92 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -1.53% |
| Volume | 1,013,950,890 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -4.62% |
| Value | N7,687,606,591.34 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | -5.11% |
| Deals | 8,295 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | 46.43% |
| Gainers | 19 | Losers | 23 |
| Unchanged | 77 | Total | 119 |
| YTD Returns | +28.25% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | 0.12 |
| NGX30 | 0.01 |
| NGXBNK | 0.44 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.08 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.02 |
| NGXINS | 0.23 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.16 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.43 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change(N) | %Change |
| LEARNAFRCA | 3.52 | 3.87 | 0.35 | 9.94 |
| OANDO | 39.40 | 43.30 | 3.90 | 9.90 |
| CUTIX | 2.64 | 2.90 | 0.26 | 9.85 |
| RTBRISCOE | 1.87 | 2.05 | 0.18 | 9.63 |
| UPL | 2.45 | 2.66 | 0.21 | 8.57 |
| TANTALIZER | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.04 | 8.33 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.03 | 7.32 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change (N) | %Change |
| THOMASWY | 1.75 | 1.58 | -0.17 | -9.71 |
| OMATEK | 0.73 | 0.68 | -0.05 | -6.85 |
| FTNCOCOA | 2.06 | 1.92 | -0.14 | -6.80 |
| NEIMETH | 2.00 | 1.90 | -0.10 | -5.00 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 2.30 | 2.20 | -0.10 | -4.35 |
| CWG | 5.85 | 5.60 | -0.25 | -4.27 |
| TRANSCOHOT | 102.00 | 97.95 | -4.05 | -3.97 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Daily Volume |
| JAIZBANK | 2.28 | 149 | 651,290,032 |
| STERLINGNG | 4.05 | 70 | 53,943,892 |
| INTBREW | 4.50 | 134 | 28,410,575 |
| FCMB | 7.60 | 141 | 21,865,111 |
| ACCESSCORP | 18.95 | 545 | 20,294,192 |
| GTCO | 45.80 | 276 | 20,268,120 |
| OANDO | 43.30 | 412 | 15,903,325 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Daily Value |
| JAIZBANK | 2.28 | 149 | 1,497,147,104.49 |
| SEPLAT | 3730.10 | 102 | 1,303,128,754.80 |
| GTCO | 45.80 | 276 | 92,5731,188.40 |
| OANDO | 43.30 | 412 | 688,613,972.50 |
| ZENITHBANK | 38.00 | 408 | 441,816,952.30 |
| ACCESSCORP | 18.95 | 545 | 384,087,343.35 |
| UBA | 22.40 | 472 | 354,548,199.95 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian equity market closed green at the end of today’s trade. It is however predicted that the market sentiment will be mixed in the remaining days of the week.
