Trading activities on the Nigerian equity market for today Tuesday (19/04/2022), closed negative halting the five- days bullish trend. The NGX-ASI declined by 0.03% to 47,545.86 from 47,558.45, indicating a YTD return of +11.31%. Similarly, the market capitalization also declined to N25.63 trillion from N25.64 trillion. The market turnover rose to N7.10bn from N4.02bn. The market breadth closed negative at 0.68x, as 21 stocks advanced against 31 stocks that declined, while 61 stocks remained unchanged. The share prices of MEYER gained 10% to top the gainers’ list, while ACADEMY declined by -9.72% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, FIDELITYBK recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices declined during intra-day trading include: ACADEMY(-9.72%), JOHNHOLT(-9.30%), JAPAULGOLD(-9.09%), NEIMETH(-8.23%), PHARMDEKO(-7.51%), LINKASSURE(-5.88%), FCMB(-5.00%), WAPIC(-4.55%), BERGER(-3.45%), PZ(-3.09%), CHAMPION(-2.83%), UBA(-2.44%), CAVERTON(-2.38%), ROYALEX(-2.06%) NB(-1.67%), ARDOVA(-1.17%), TRANSCORP(-0.99%), WEMABANK(-0.96%), ZENITHBANK(-0.60%), ETI(-0.42%), NASCON(-0.42%), and WAPCO(-0.22%).

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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N25,632,459,535,489.31 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.03% |
| Index | 47,545.86 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.72% |
| Volume | 365,453,508 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +0.56% |
| Value | N7,106,460,697.99 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +15.56% |
| Deals | 5,790 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +22.39% |
| Gainers | 21 | Losers | 31 |
| Unchanged | 61 | Total | 113 |
| YTD Returns | +11.31% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.03 |
| NGX30 | 0.11 |
| NGXBNK | -0.31 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.26 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.01 |
| NGXINS | -0.09 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.03 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.02 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| MEYER | 1.60 | 1.76 | 0.16 | 10.00 |
| GUINNESS | 70.00 | 74.80 | 4.80 | 6.86 |
| NPFMCRFBK | 2.06 | 2.20 | 0.14 | 6.80 |
| CADBURY | 8.00 | 8.40 | 0.40 | 5.00 |
| UNILEVER | 12.20 | 12.75 | 0.55 | 4.51 |
| STERLNBANK | 1.40 | 1.45 | 0.05 | 3.57 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 3.51 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| ACADEMY | 1.44 | 1.30 | -0.14 | -9.72 |
| JOHNHOLT | 0.86 | 0.78 | -0.08 | -9.30 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.33 | 0.30 | -0.03 | -9.09 |
| NEIMETH | 1.58 | 1.45 | -0.13 | -8.23 |
| PHARMDEKO | 1.73 | 1.60 | -0.13 | -7.51 |
| LEARNAFRCA | 2.08 | 1.95 | -0.13 | -6.25 |
| LINKASSURE | 0.51 | 0.48 | -0.03 | -5.88 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FIDELITYBK | 3.90 | 272 | 33,757,853.00 | 132,130,932.21 |
| ACCESSCORP | 10.35 | 249 | 23,960,306.00 | 247,074,360.65 |
| MTNN | 213.00 | 359 | 22,152,138.00 | 4,718,513,327.20 |
| OMATEK | 0.20 | 3 | 17,899,139.00 | 3,579,827.80 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.59 | 23 | 15,074,196.00 | 8,891,900.44 |
| ABBEYBDS | 1.05 | 8 | 14,355,532.00 | 15,137,801.91 |
| OANDO | 4.84 | 97 | 13,820,795.00 | 66,961,530.58 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MTNN | 213.00 | 359 | 22,152,138.00 | 4,718,513,327.20 |
| ZENITHBANK | 24.85 | 403 | 13,042,824.00 | 323,151,803.00 |
| ACCESSCORP | 10.35 | 249 | 23,960,306.00 | 247,074,360.65 |
| GTCO | 24.50 | 400 | 8,398,073.00 | 205,838,623.75 |
| NGXGROUP | 24.00 | 32 | 7,942,177.00 | 188,492,957.20 |
| FIDELITYBK | 3.90 | 272 | 33,757,853.00 | 132,130,932.21 |
| UBA | 8.00 | 240 | 11,889,411.00 | 95,786,133.55 |
OUTLOOK
Stock market resumes trading activities for the week on a negative note, as the Easter holiday ends.However, We expect the market to continue with last week’s bullish trend after today’s profit- taking.

