Trading activities in the Nigeria Equity Market closed negative today Monday (03/04/2023) as the NGX-ASI decreased by 0.09% to close at 54,184.34 compared to 54,232.34 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +5.72%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N26.15 billion to N29.52 trillion from N29.54 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, while the market turnover decreased to N2.38 billion from N3.68 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.77x as 17 stocks advanced and 22 stocks declined, while 66 stocks remained unchanged. LASACO, MANSARD topped the gainers’ list with +10.00% respectively, while SCOA declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart. LASACO’s and MANSARD performances, could be hinged on the companies performance in the financial statement as released for the year ended 31 December, 2022. 15k dividend per share was declared by LASACO and a final dividend at 30k per share was declared by MANSARD.
FIDELITYBK recorded the highest volume and value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 3rd April 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N29,517,535,802,156.85 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.09% |
| Index | 54,184.34 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.81% |
| Volume | 292,559,938.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -2.56% |
| Value | N2,380,437,307.54 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +10.53% |
| Deals | 4,408.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +15.67% |
| Gainers | 17 | Losers | 22 |
| Unchanged | 66 | Total | 105 |
| YTD Returns | +5.72% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.09 |
| NGX30 | -0.07 |
| NGXBNK | -0.26 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.31 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.00 |
| NGXINS | 0.30 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.02 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.32 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| LASACO | 1.1 | 1.21 | 0.11 | 10.00 |
| MANSARD | 1.9 | 2.09 | 0.19 | 10.00 |
| NAHCO | 8.1 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 9.88 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.22 | 1.32 | 0.1 | 8.20 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.02 | 7.69 |
| CWG | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.05 | 5.75 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.01 | 3.57 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | %Change |
| SCOA | 1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -10.00 |
| UACN | 9.55 | 8.6 | -0.95 | -9.95 |
| SUNUASSUR | 0.52 | 0.47 | -0.05 | -9.62 |
| ETERNA | 6.8 | 6.15 | -0.65 | -9.56 |
| ABCTRANS | 0.37 | 0.34 | -0.03 | -8.11 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.25 | 0.23 | -0.02 | -8.00 |
| WAPIC | 0.4 | 0.37 | -0.03 | -7.50 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.36 | 109 | 79,730,125 | 426,800,835.51 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.38 | 157 | 28,777,177 | 39,874,774.57 |
| UBA | 8.40 | 328 | 26,814,711 | 224,105,616.75 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.00 | 241 | 17,077,744 | 153,609,313.55 |
| OANDO | 5.75 | 271 | 13,047,144 | 73,644,586.51 |
| MANSARD | 2.09 | 26 | 12,046,383 | 25,176,940.47 |
| LASACO | 1.21 | 20 | 11,702,235 | 14,159,704.35 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.36 | 109 | 79,730,125 | 426,800,835.51 |
| GTCO | 25.40 | 248 | 10,426,039 | 265,490,629.50 |
| UBA | 8.40 | 328 | 26,814,711 | 224,105,616.75 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.80 | 348 | 8,159,541 | 210,936,686.05 |
| ACCESSCORP | 9.00 | 241 | 17,077,744 | 153,609,313.55 |
| SEPLAT | 1,150.00 | 32 | 102,361 | 117,196,144.50 |
| NB | 37.00 | 99 | 2,836,002 | 105,104,817.10 |
OUTLOOK
Investors sentiments continue to rally towards defensive stocks as today’s sectors performance showed a mixed sentiment even as companies continue to release earnings and dividends.
