Trading activities in the Nigeria Equities Market closed negative today Friday (14/04/2023) as the NGX-ASI decreased by 0.09% to close at 51,893.94 compared to 51,944.58 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +1.25%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N27.59billion to N28.267,87 trillion from N28.295,46 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close, while the market turnover increased to N2.36 billion from N2.02 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.58x as 19 stocks advanced and 12 stocks declined, while 74stocks remained unchanged. MULTIVERSE topped the gainers’ list with +9.96%, while CADBURY declined by -9.73% to lead the losers’ chart.
UBA recorded the highest volume and the highest value for the day respectively.
Read: NGX Price List for Friday, 14th April 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,267,870,204,106.93 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.09% |
| Index | 51,893.94 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -2.08% |
| Volume | 541,980,551 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -5.50% |
| Value | N2,362,751,955.98 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +9.09% |
| Deals | 3,766.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +9.55% |
| Gainers | 19 | Losers | 12 |
| Unchanged | 74 | Total | 105 |
| YTD Returns | +1.25% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | -0.09 |
| NGX30 | 0.05 |
| NGXBNK | 0.10 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.03 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.00 |
| NGXINS | 0.31 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.00 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close (N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | %Change |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.31 | 2.54 | 0.23 | 9.96 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.54 | 1.69 | 0.15 | 9.74 |
| ROYALEX | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.05 | 8.93 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 8.00 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.08 | 1.16 | 0.08 | 7.41 |
| CWG | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.06 | 6.98 |
| REGALINS | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 6.90 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close (N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | %Change |
| CADBURY | 11.30 | 10.20 | -1.10 | -9.73 |
| WAPIC | 0.42 | 0.38 | -0.04 | -9.52 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.24 | 0.22 | -0.02 | -8.33 |
| WEMABANK | 4.00 | 3.80 | -0.20 | -5.00 |
| FBNH | 10.90 | 10.45 | -0.45 | -4.13 |
| FIDSON | 9.36 | 9.00 | -0.36 | -3.85 |
| NPFMCRFBK | 1.78 | 1.72 | -0.06 | -3.37 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price() | Number of Trades() | Daily Volume |
| UBA | 8.5 | 423 | 94,098,454 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.09 | 179 | 43,198,038 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25 | 438 | 18,168,543 |
| STERLINGNG | 1.48 | 67 | 13,294,638 |
| CHAMS | 0.25 | 28 | 11,863,951 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.69 | 50 | 11,274,421 |
| OANDO | 5.61 | 131 | 8,635,799 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Value |
| UBA | 8.5 | 423 | 798,651,324.95 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25 | 438 | 454,270,920.55 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.09 | 179 | 217,988,007.06 |
| GTCO | 24.4 | 241 | 157,406,685.25 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1198 | 42 | 142,232,493.30 |
| MTNN | 240 | 178 | 77,371,144.20 |
| WAPCO | 23.8 | 96 | 64,086,090.30 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian Equity market maintains bearish trend to close for the week as investors continue to trade cautiously. The conclusion in MPC meeting will be pivotal for next week’s market trend.
