Trading activities on the equity market for today Tuesday (26/04/2022) closed positive, as the NGX-ASI rose by 0.05% to 48,568.57 from 48,543.36, indicating a YTD return of +13.70%. Similarly, the market capitalization grew to N26.18 trillion from N26.17 trillion. The market turnover rose to N70.1bn from N4.04bn. The market breadth closed positive at 1.22x, as 28 stocks advanced against 23 stocks that declined, while 62 stocks remained unchanged. The share prices of ACADEMY gained 10% to top the gainers’ list, while MULTIVERSE declined by -8.70% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, TRANSCORP recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include: ACADEMY(+10.00%), CHAMPION(+9.78%), MEYER(+9.77%), NEIMETH(+9.56%), NB(+8.41%), SEPLAT(+6.80%), UNITY BANK(+6.38%), AIICO(+6.06%), JAIZBANK(+5.48%), PRESTIGE(+4.76%), UACN(+4.35%), MAYBAKER(+4.17%), AFRIPRUD(+3.45%), ARDOVA(+1.83%), PRESCO(+1.54%), UNILEVER(+1.49%), FLOURMILLS(+1.41%), STERLINGBANK(+1.32%), UBN(+0.79%), UCAP(+0.76%), FBNH(+0.05%), WAPCO(+0.10%) and NAHCO(+0.02%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N26,183,813,207,676.82 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.05% |
| Index | 48,568.57 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +2.15% |
| Volume | 464,733,314 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +3.42% |
| Value | N7,010,102,965.86 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +16.15% |
| Deals | 6,468 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +23.53.% |
| Gainers | 28 | Losers | 23 |
| Unchanged | 62 | Total | 113 |
| YTD Returns | +13.70% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.05 |
| NGX30 | 0.17 |
| NGXBNK | -1.39 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 1.10 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.03 |
| NGXINS | 0.88 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.07 |
| NGXOILGAS | 3.35 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| ACADEMY | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.21 | 0.11 | 10.00 |
| CHAMPION | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.47 | 0.22 | 9.78 |
| MEYER | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.81 | 0.25 | 9.77 |
| NEIMETH | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 0.13 | 9.56 |
| ETRANZACT | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.90 | 0.25 | 9.43 |
| NB | 53.50 | 53.50 | 58.00 | 4.50 | 8.41 |
| SEPLAT | 1,030.00 | 1,030.00 | 1,100.00 | 70.00 | 6.80 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| MULTIVERSE | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | -0.02 | -8.70 |
| INTBREW | 5.60 | 5.60 | 5.15 | -0.45 | -8.04 |
| CADBURY | 8.40 | 8.40 | 7.75 | -0.65 | -7.74 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.30 | -0.02 | -6.25 |
| HONYFLOUR | 3.89 | 3.89 | 3.70 | -0.19 | -4.88 |
| FIDSON | 8.20 | 8.20 | 7.86 | -0.34 | -4.15 |
| ETERNA | 7.31 | 7.31 | 7.05 | -0.26 | -3.56 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| TRANSCORP | 1.17 | 466 | 123,820,180 | 144,564,643.25 |
| AIICO | 0.70 | 75 | 20,506,776 | 14,049,849.61 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.80 | 343 | 19,444,809 | 493,415,565.80 |
| FBNH | 12.05 | 167 | 18,452,907 | 220,754,020.75 |
| FIDELITYBK | 3.80 | 134 | 18,148,109 | 69,053,931.10 |
| SOVRENINS | 0.26 | 46 | 16,899,974 | 4,679,062.50 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.30 | 98 | 16,619,653 | 5,126,256.94 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MTNN | 212.00 | 262 | 12,810,171 | 2,716,622,245.30 |
| SEPLAT | 1,100.00 | 61 | 621,305 | 671,560,508.00 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.80 | 343 | 19,444,809 | 493,415,565.80 |
| NB | 58.00 | 206 | 7,489,251 | 439,128,005.65 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1,320.00 | 34 | 280,053 | 370,709,120.00 |
| GTCO | 24.25 | 488 | 15,066,687 | 368,632,401.20 |
| WAPCO | 27.00 | 259 | 8,504,804 | 229,397,529.35 |
OUTLOOK
Trading activities maintained the bullish momentum in the equity markets. We expect positive sentiments to persist, as investors take positions ahead of companies’ Q1 2022 financial results release.
