The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today, Friday(26/08/2022) positive as the NGX-ASI increased by 0.04% to 49,682 from 49,661.87 indicating a YTD return of +16.31%. Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N10.95 billion to N26.80 trillion from N26.79 trillion. The market turnover increased to N4.64 billion from N2.76 billion. The market breadth was positive at 1.13x, as 17 stocks advanced and 15 stocks declined, while 70 remained unchanged. JAPAULGOLD topped the gainers’ list with +9.68%, while ELLAHLAKES declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, JAIZBANK recorded the highest volume; while NESTLE recorded the highest value of trade for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include: MBENEFIT(+7.14%), FCMB(+5.96%), UNITYBANK(+5.00%), ACADEMY(+4.39%), MULTIVERSE(+4.35%), NESTLE(+3.28%), JAIZBANK(+1.18%), OANDO(+1.00%), FBNH(+0.93%) UBA(+0.70%), and STERLN(+0.66%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N26,796,937,458,129.23 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.04% |
| Index | 49,682.15 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.63% |
| Volume | 193,512,172.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -1.51% |
| Value | N4,640,951,490.99 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +4.97% |
| Deals | 3,307.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +25.85% |
| Gainers | 17 | Losers | 15 |
| Unchanged | 70 | Total | 102 |
| YTD Returns | +16.31 |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.04 |
| NGX30 | 0.06 |
| NGXBNK | -0.67 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.51 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.01 |
| NGXINS | -0.39 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.28 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.16 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 9.68 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 7.14 |
| FCMB | 3.02 | 3.20 | 0.18 | 5.96 |
| UNITYBNK | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.02 | 5.00 |
| ACADEMY | 2.05 | 2.14 | 0.09 | 4.39 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.15 | 1.20 | 0.05 | 4.35 |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.30 | 2.40 | 0.10 | 4.35 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| ELLAHLAKES | 4.00 | 3.60 | -0.40 | -10.00 |
| VITAFOAM | 22.50 | 20.30 | -2.20 | -9.78 |
| NPFMCRFBK | 1.65 | 1.50 | -0.15 | -9.09 |
| CHAMS | 0.27 | 0.25 | -0.02 | -7.41 |
| UBN | 6.00 | 5.60 | -0.40 | -6.67 |
| LASACO | 1.01 | 0.96 | -0.05 | -4.95 |
| GUINNESS | 84.00 | 80.00 | -4.00 | -4.76 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| JAIZBANK | 0.86 | 56 | 45,911,264 | 39,048,788.47 |
| FBNH | 10.85 | 213 | 24,946,797 | 270,977,394.40 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.20 | 175 | 18,928,920 | 154,891,633.05 |
| NEM | 5.00 | 48 | 11,093,678 | 51,453,178.94 |
| GTCO | 20.00 | 320 | 9,336,661 | 186,903,079.85 |
| CUSTODIAN | 6.50 | 29 | 9,132,853 | 59,362,937.30 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.30 | 32 | 8,182,091 | 2,448,349.82 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| NESTLE | 1350.00 | 53 | 2,256,674 | 3,046,023,634.30 |
| FBNH | 10.85 | 213 | 24,946,797 | 270,977,394.40 |
| MTNN | 200.00 | 235 | 1,319,797 | 263,665,343.70 |
| GTCO | 20.00 | 320 | 9,336,661 | 186,903,079.85 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.20 | 175 | 18,928,920 | 154,891,633.05 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.90 | 224 | 6,780,399 | 149,004,312.35 |
| BUAFOODS | 55.80 | 46 | 1,834,586 | 101,151,139.70 |
OUTLOOK
The domestic equity market closes the week on a positive note; driven by investors’ bargain hunting on some bell-whether stocks. We expect mixed reactions to continue in the coming week.
