The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today, Friday (05/08/2022) positive, as the NGX-ASI surged by 0.28% to 50,722.33 from N50,582.30 indicating a YTD return of +18.74%. Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N81.01 billion to N27.36 trillion from N27.28 trillion . The market turnover increased to N1.93 billion from N1.62 billion. The market breadth was positive at 2.6x, as 23 stocks advanced and 9 stocks declined, while 67 remained unchanged. ETERNA topped the gainers’ list with +10%, while UNILEVER dropped by -10% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, HONYFLOUR recorded the highest volume of trade while GTCO recorded the highest value of trade for the day.
Stocks whose share prices lost during intra-day trading include: ETERNA (+10.00%), MULTIVERSE (+9.94%), JAPAULGOLD (+9.68%), PZ (+9.63%), JAIZBANK (+8.86%), MAYBAKER (+7.44%), BUAFOODS (+7.28%), ARDOVA (+4.00%), FTNCOCOA (+3.33%), FLOURMILL (+3.23%), HONYFLOUR (+2.20%), UACN (+1.82%), FIDSON (+1.00%), BUACEMENT (+0.94%), GTCO (+0.49%),and FBNH (+0.46%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N27,358,002,738,822.45 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.28% |
| Index | 50,722.33 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.70% |
| Volume | 148,810,047 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -1.68% |
| Value | N1,925,407,888.83 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +7.28% |
| Deals | 4,091 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +30.72% |
| Gainers | 23 | Losers | 9 |
| Unchanged | 67 | Total | 99 |
| YTD Returns | +18.74% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.28 |
| NGX30 | 0.01 |
| NGXBNK | 0.06 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 1.52 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.35 |
| NGXINS | -0.40 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.67 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.37 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| ETERNA | 6.50 | 7.15 | 7.15 | 0.65 | 10.00 |
| MULTIVERSE | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.88 | 0.17 | 9.94 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 9.68 |
| PZ | 9.35 | 9.35 | 10.25 | 0.90 | 9.63 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.07 | 8.86 |
| MAYBAKER | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.61 | 0.25 | 7.44 |
| BUAFOODS | 50.80 | 50.80 | 54.50 | 3.70 | 7.28 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| UNILEVER | 15.00 | 15.00 | 13.50 | -1.50 | -10.00 |
| SKYAVN | 6.85 | 6.85 | 6.25 | -0.60 | -8.76 |
| GUINNESS | 90.50 | 90.50 | 83.00 | -7.50 | -8.29 |
| CHIPLC | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.60 | -0.05 | -7.69 |
| REGALINS | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | -0.02 | -7.41 |
| LEARNAFRCA | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.20 | -0.14 | -5.98 |
| AIICO | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.55 | -0.02 | -3.51 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.79 | 232 | 22,021,700 | 64,074,478.00 |
| GTCO | 20.6 | 362 | 21,698,063 | 445,679,225.85 |
| FBNH | 10.95 | 159 | 11,307,705 | 123,776,365.05 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.9 | 286 | 10,170,736 | 223,056,637.50 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.15 | 105 | 8,720,111 | 9,873,988.81 |
| UACN | 11.2 | 49 | 7,492,622 | 83,537,962.65 |
| FIDELITYBK | 3 | 107 | 5,564,787 | 16,431,132.05 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| GTCO | 20.6 | 362 | 21,698,063 | 445,679,225.85 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.9 | 286 | 10,170,736 | 223,056,637.50 |
| MTNN | 214.9 | 309 | 812,371 | 172,360,915.70 |
| GUINNESS | 83 | 77 | 1,744,902 | 145,333,520.00 |
| FBNH | 10.95 | 159 | 11,307,705 | 123,776,365.05 |
| UACN | 11.2 | 49 | 7,492,622 | 83,537,962.65 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.79 | 232 | 22,021,700 | 64,074,478.00 |
OUTLOOK
Equity Market closed transaction for today positive as investors took advantage of the recently depreciated stocks. We expect mixed sentiments to continue in the coming week, as more companies’ release their Q2 results.
