The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today Thursday (16/02/2023) flat, as the NGX-ASI increased by 0.03% to 54,520.20 from 54,507.66; indicating a YTD return of +6.38%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N7.53 billion to N29.69 trillion from N29.68 trillion. The market turnover decreased to N3.60 billion from N4.36 billion
The market breadth was positive at 1.06x as 16 stocks advanced and 15 stocks declined, while 75 stocks remained unchanged. TRIPPLEG topped the gainers’ list with +9.7% increase, while COURTVILLE declined by -9.61% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, GTCO recorded the highest volume and while DANGCEM recorded the highest value for the day.
Stocks whose share prices increased during intra-day trading include:
TRIPPLEG(+9.70%), JAPAULGOLD(+7.14%), RTBRISCOE(+7.14%), VERITASKAP(+5.00%)HONYFLOUR(+3.79%), GEREGU(+3.67%), CHAMS(+3.57%), IKEJAHOTEL(+2.88%), STERLNBANK(+2.65%), and LASACO(+2.08%).
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 16th February, 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N29,696,387,484,688.70 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.03% |
| Index | 54,520.20 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.29% |
| Volume | 125,860,855.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +3.45% |
| Value | N3,602,638,747.76 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +9.68% |
| Deals | 2,670.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +15.73% |
| Gainers | 16 | Losers | 15 |
| Unchanged | 75 | Total | 106 |
| YTD Returns | +6.38% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 0.03 |
| NGX30 | -0.07 |
| NGXBNK | -0.01 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.14 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.13 |
| NGXINS | -0.41 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.24 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.02 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| TRIPPLEG | 1.65 | 1.81 | 0.16 | 9.70 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.28 | 0.3 | 0.02 | 7.14 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.28 | 0.3 | 0.02 | 7.14 |
| VERITASKAP | 0.2 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 5.00 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.11 | 2.19 | 0.08 | 3.80 |
| GEREGU | 210 | 217.7 | 7.7 | 3.67 |
| CHAMS | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 3.57 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| COURTVILLE | 0.52 | 0.47 | -0.05 | -9.62 |
| CWG | 0.89 | 0.81 | -0.08 | -8.99 |
| NGXGROUP | 28.4 | 26.5 | -1.9 | -6.69 |
| WAPIC | 0.43 | 0.41 | -0.02 | -4.65 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.2 | 5.03 | -0.17 | -3.27 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.26 | 1.22 | -0.04 | -3.17 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.32 | 0.31 | -0.01 | -3.13 |
Top 7 Traders by Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| GTCO | 25.2 | 175 | 19,173,469.00 | 481,722,102.75 |
| UBA | 8.4 | 107 | 14,357,029.00 | 120,585,896.40 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.5 | 180 | 8,441,601.00 | 214,560,817.40 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.22 | 60 | 8,392,479.00 | 10,405,466.91 |
| DANGCEM | 270 | 65 | 7,208,700.00 | 1,945,654,336.00 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.03 | 123 | 6,574,550.00 | 33,205,480.43 |
| AIICO | 0.6 | 31 | 5,372,478.00 | 3,172,906.78 |
Top 7 Traders by Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| DANGCEM | 270 | 65 | 7,208,700.00 | 1,945,654,336.00 |
| GTCO | 25.2 | 175 | 19,173,469.00 | 481,722,102.75 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.5 | 180 | 8,441,601.00 | 214,560,817.40 |
| UBA | 8.4 | 107 | 14,357,029.00 | 120,585,896.40 |
| WAPCO | 26 | 149 | 4,158,679.00 | 108,967,342.40 |
| NESTLE | 1080.3 | 29 | 74,407.00 | 81,791,824.20 |
| MTNN | 245.5 | 151 | 318,974.00 | 77,379,395.90 |
OUTLOOK
Investors continue to delve towards defensive stocks across sectors as consumer goods propelled market positive today.
