The Nigeria Equity Market closed transaction for today, Friday(27/05/2022) on a positive note, as the NGX-ASI grew by 1.76% to 54,085.30 from 53,151.32, indicating a YTD return of +26.61%. Similarly, the market capitalization increased by N503.52 billion to N29.16 trillion from N28.65 trillion. The market turnover increased to N5.52 billion from N5.12 billion. The market breadth was at par, as 19 stocks advanced and 19 stocks declined, while 69 remained unchanged. The share prices of CUTIX gained 9.96% to top the gainers’ list, while NB declined by -10% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, FLOURMILLS recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices gained during intra-day trading include: CUTIX(+9.96%), AIRTELAFRI(+9.89%), WEMABANK(+8.63%), ARDOVA(+7.09%), FBNH(+6.98%),NEM(+5.23%),FLOURMILL(+5.00%),PRESTIGE(+4.88%),LIVESTOCK(+2.74%),TRANSCORP(+2.36%),CORNERST(+1.67%), JAIZBANK(+1.30%) DANGSUGAR(+0.89%), ETI(+0.84%), UBA(+0.63%), ACCESSCORP(+0.51%), PZ(+0.44%) and ZENITHBANK(+0.21%).

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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N29,157,916,249,926.46 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +1.76% |
| Index | 54,085.30 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +2.09% |
| Volume | 208,086,353.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +11.35% |
| Value | N5,520,294,000.43 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +24.88% |
| Deals | 4,898.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +42.12% |
| Gainers | 19 | Losers | 19 |
| Unchanged | 69 | Total | 107 |
| YTD Returns | +26.61% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | 1.76 |
| NGX30 | -0.38 |
| NGXBNK | 0.48 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -2.41 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.01 |
| NGXINS | 0.32 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.37 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.24 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| CUTIX | 2.61 | 2.87 | 0.26 | 9.96 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1608.00 | 1767.00 | 159.00 | 9.89 |
| WEMABANK | 3.36 | 3.65 | 0.29 | 8.63 |
| ARDOVA | 14.10 | 15.10 | 1.00 | 7.09 |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 11.50 | 0.75 | 6.98 |
| NEM | 3.63 | 3.82 | 0.19 | 5.23 |
| FLOURMILL | 34.00 | 35.70 | 1.70 | 5.00 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| NB | 77.00 | 69.30 | -7.70 | -10.00 |
| UACN | 11.65 | 10.50 | -1.15 | -9.87 |
| UPL | 3.15 | 2.85 | -0.30 | -9.52 |
| ROYALEX | 1.08 | 0.98 | -0.10 | -9.26 |
| LINKASSURE | 0.60 | 0.56 | -0.04 | -6.67 |
| GUINNESS | 92.70 | 87.10 | -5.60 | -6.04 |
| JBERGER | 30.50 | 28.90 | -1.60 | -5.25 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FLOURMILL | 35.70 | 158 | 21,482,214 | 746,773,047 |
| GTCO | 23.00 | 350 | 20,141,539 | 464,521,290 |
| FBNH | 11.50 | 308 | 17,962,152 | 205,023,283 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.30 | 87 | 13,977,352 | 18,095,543 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.85 | 293 | 12,459,848 | 122,063,657 |
| MULTIVERSE | 0.20 | 21 | 11,843,726 | 2,402,743 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.20 | 1 | 8,935,000 | 1,787,000 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1767.00 | 111 | 1,392,412 | 2,342,737,853 |
| FLOURMILL | 35.70 | 158 | 21,482,214 | 746,773,047 |
| GTCO | 23.00 | 350 | 20,141,539 | 464,521,290 |
| MTNN | 237.00 | 394 | 1,735,726 | 411,628,543 |
| FBNH | 11.50 | 308 | 17,962,152 | 205,023,283 |
| GUINNESS | 87.10 | 152 | 1,680,920 | 144,306,949 |
| DANGSUGAR | 17.00 | 109 | 8,316,106 | 141,268,895 |
OUTLOOK
Equity market ends transactions for the week on a positive sentiment, as investors key into the financial sector majorly. We expect mixed sentiments in the coming week.

