The Nigeria Equity Market closed for today, Thursday (04/08/2022) flat, as the NGX declined marginally by 0.03% to N50,582.30 from 50,594.97 indicating a YTD return of +18.41%. Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N6.83 billion to N27.27trillion from N27.28 trillion . The market turnover decreased to N1.62 billion from N4.16 billion. The market breadth was positive at 1.5x, as 24 stocks advanced and 16 stocks declined, while 62 remained unchanged. PZ topped the gainers’ list with +10%, while MULTIVERSE dropped by -10% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, AIICO recorded the highest volume of trade while MTNN recorded the highest value of trade for the day.
Stocks whose share prices lost during intra-day trading include: LASACO(-7.07%), FTNCOCOA(-6.25%), BUACEMENT(-4.51%), UNITYBNK(-4.44%), AIICO (-3.39%), FIDELITYBNK(-3.00%), CHIPLC(-2.99%), DANGSUGAR(-2.94%), NEM (-2.94%), TRANSCORP(-1.71%), CAVERTON(-1.68%), JAIZBANK(-1.25%), ETERNA(-0.91%), FBNH(-0.46%),and OANDO(-0.20%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N27,276,992,787,126.25 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.03% |
| Index | 50,582.30 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.84% |
| Volume | 130,445,209.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -2.33% |
| Value | N1,622,711,549.99 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +6.98% |
| Deals | 3,993.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +29.94% |
| Gainers | 24 | Losers | 16 |
| Unchanged | 62 | Total | 102 |
| YTD Returns | +18.41% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.03 |
| NGX30 | -0.08 |
| NGXBNK | 2.07 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.06 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -1.57 |
| NGXINS | 0.04 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.46 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.05 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| PZ | 8.50 | 9.35 | 0.85 | 10.00 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.49 | 2.73 | 0.24 | 9.64 |
| STANBIC | 28.40 | 31.00 | 2.60 | 9.15 |
| WAPIC | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 8.11 |
| REGALINS | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 8.00 |
| SOVRENINS | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 8.00 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 6.90 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| MULTIVERSE | 1.90 | 1.71 | -0.19 | -10.00 |
| LASACO | 0.99 | 0.92 | -0.07 | -7.07 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.32 | 0.30 | -0.02 | -6.25 |
| BUACEMENT | 61.00 | 58.25 | -2.75 | -4.51 |
| UNITYBNK | 0.45 | 0.43 | -0.02 | -4.44 |
| AIICO | 0.59 | 0.57 | -0.02 | -3.39 |
| FIDELITYBK | 3.00 | 2.91 | -0.09 | -3.00 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| AIICO | 0.57 | 58 | 16,317,522 | 9,378,857.51 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.15 | 107 | 11,154,685 | 12,914,843.95 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.00 | 144 | 9,737,008 | 87,627,959.40 |
| CHIPLC | 0.65 | 26 | 7,489,500 | 4,654,244.44 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.31 | 36 | 6,889,763 | 2,134,626.53 |
| ZENITHBANK | 22.00 | 293 | 6,573,789 | 143,283,163.50 |
| GTCO | 20.50 | 260 | 5,629,615 | 115,250,897.75 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| MTNN | 214.90 | 332 | 1,891,734 | 403,580,539.40 |
| SEPLAT | 1430.50 | 41 | 104,085 | 145,721,321.20 |
| ZENITHBANK | 22.00 | 293 | 6,573,789 | 143,283,163.50 |
| GTCO | 20.50 | 260 | 5,629,615 | 115,250,897.75 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.00 | 144 | 9,737,008 | 87,627,959.40 |
| NESTLE | 1300.00 | 53 | 48,799 | 64,245,997.10 |
| BUACEMENT | 58.25 | 118 | 937,491 | 52,290,396.85 |
OUTLOOK
Local Bourse closed negative as sell pressure was witnessed on sixteen stocks. We expect mixed sentiments to continue, as more companies’ release their Q2 results.
