The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today, Monday(15/08/2022) flat, as the NGX-ASI declined by 0.01% to 49,657.33 from 49,664.07 indicating a YTD return of +16.25%. Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N3.63 billion to N26.78 trillion from N26.79 trillion . The market turnover decreased to from N2.19billion from N5.31 billion. The market breadth was negative at 0.71x, as 12 stocks advanced and 17 stocks declined, while 75 remained unchanged. NEIMETH topped the gainers’ list with +9.29%, while PRESCO declined by -9.97% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, ETRANZACT 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: PRESCO(-9.97%), DANGSUGAR(-4.19%), JAIZBANK(-3.30%), FTNCOCOA(-3.13%), ACCESSCORP(-2.84%), JAPAULGOLD(-2.63%), CUTIX (-2.44%), FBNH(-2.27%), INTBREW(-1.96%), UBA(-0.71%), STERLNBANK(-0.66%), WEMABNK(-0.28%), and GTCO(-0.25%).

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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N26,783,575,367,319.03 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.01% |
| Index | 49,657.33 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -1.65% |
| Volume | 210,835,728.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -4.90% |
| Value | N2,187,611,456.96 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +5.51% |
| Deals | 4,122 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +25.64% |
| Gainers | 12 | Losers | 17 |
| Unchanged | 75 | Total | 104 |
| YTD Returns | +16.25% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.01 |
| NGX30 | -0.02 |
| NGXBNK | +0.15 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.33 |
| NGXINDUSTR | +0.17 |
| NGXINS | 0.00 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.01 |
| NGXOILGAS | +0.03 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| NEIMETH | 1.40 | 1.53 | 0.13 | 9.29 |
| UNITYBNK | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 4.65 |
| FCMB | 3.35 | 3.49 | 0.14 | 4.18 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.25 | 21.70 | 0.45 | 2.12 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.01 | 0.93 |
| GLAXOSMITH | 5.95 | 6.00 | 0.05 | 0.84 |
| ARDOVA | 12.50 | 12.60 | 0.10 | 0.80 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| PRESCO | 158.40 | 142.60 | -15.80 | -9.97 |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.44 | 2.25 | -0.19 | -7.79 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.27 | 1.20 | -0.07 | -5.51 |
| DANGSUGAR | 16.70 | 16.00 | -0.70 | -4.19 |
| JAIZBANK | 0.91 | 0.88 | -0.03 | -3.30 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.32 | 0.31 | -0.01 | -3.13 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.80 | 8.55 | -0.25 | -2.84 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| ETRANZACT | 2.28 | 11 | 52,551,673 | 119,835,327 |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 144 | 23,082,685 | 249,782,077 |
| UBA | 7.00 | 242 | 21,896,502 | 153,480,015 |
| GTCO | 20.35 | 289 | 15,517,148 | 315,918,098 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.08 | 103 | 12,741,555 | 13,710,597 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.70 | 243 | 8,335,006 | 180,534,096 |
| WEMABANK | 3.50 | 102 | 8,109,744 | 28,092,747 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| GTCO | 20.35 | 289 | 15,517,148 | 315,918,098 |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 144 | 23,082,685 | 249,782,077 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.70 | 243 | 8,335,006 | 180,534,096 |
| UBA | 7.00 | 242 | 21,896,502 | 153,480,015 |
| BUACEMENT | 53.20 | 137 | 2,843,467 | 143,872,145 |
| OKOMUOIL | 216.90 | 65 | 689,459 | 134,651,343 |
| MTNN | 201.00 | 296 | 661,138 | 134,122,938 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian equity market begins the week flat. We expect mixed sentiments in the course of the week.

