Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities Market closed positive today, Wednesday (20/12/2023) by 1.28% as the NGX-ASI increased to 73,397.71 from 72,470.10 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +43.21%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased today by N507.6 billion to N40.16 trillion from N39.66 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day, also the market turnover increased to N12.829 billion from N6.949 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.60X as 37 stocks advanced and 23 stocks declined, while 56 stocks remained unchanged. MULTIVERSE topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while TANTALIZER declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
GTCO recorded the highest volume and value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday, 20th December 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N40,164,454,614,049.35 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +1.28% |
| Index | 73,397.71 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.52% |
| Volume | 554,644,050 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +3.37% |
| Value | N12,829,250,316.96 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +23.96% |
| Deals | 7,910 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +48.53% |
| Gainers | 37 | Losers | 23 |
| Unchanged | 56 | Total | 116 |
| YTD Returns | +43.21% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | 1.28 |
| NGX30 | 1.64 |
| NGXBNK | 0.75 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.23 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.11 |
| NGXINS | 0.83 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 1.03 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.05 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| MULTIVERSE | 10.50 | 11.55 | 1.05 | 10.00 |
| TRANSCORP | 7.00 | 7.70 | 0.70 | 10.00 |
| INFINITY | 3.41 | 3.75 | 0.34 | 9.97 |
| ETRANZACT | 5.65 | 6.20 | 0.55 | 9.73 |
| CAVERTON | 1.76 | 1.93 | 0.17 | 9.66 |
| DAARCOMM | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.05 | 9.43 |
| STANBIC | 59.10 | 64.60 | 5.50 | 9.31 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Price Change | %Change |
| TANTALIZER | 0.50 | 0.45 | -0.05 | -10.00 |
| THOMASWY | 2.94 | 2.65 | -0.29 | -9.86 |
| JULI | 0.65 | 0.59 | -0.06 | -9.23 |
| CHAMS | 1.99 | 1.81 | -0.18 | -9.05 |
| GUINNESS | 67.90 | 62.00 | -5.90 | -8.69 |
| ETI | 22.70 | 20.95 | -1.75 | -7.71 |
| NEIMETH | 2.00 | 1.86 | -0.14 | -7.00 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| GTCO | 40.00 | 362 | 89,454,173 |
| ACCESSCORP | 22.90 | 483 | 59,714,827 |
| TRANSCORP | 7.70 | 484 | 51,959,490 |
| FCMB | 7.30 | 180 | 29,400,296 |
| UBA | 25.25 | 469 | 24,829,292 |
| FIDELITYBK | 10.20 | 277 | 24,362,878 |
| ZENITHBANK | 38.50 | 498 | 24,038,384 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Value(N) |
| GTCO | 40 | 362 | 3,578,025,491.45 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1887.6 | 49 | 2,492,021,551.80 |
| ACCESSCORP | 22.9 | 483 | 1,366,896,301.70 |
| ZENITHBANK | 38.5 | 498 | 914,186,810.20 |
| UBA | 25.25 | 469 | 625,594,082.05 |
| TRANSCORP | 7.7 | 484 | 374,570,101.50 |
| WAPCO | 31.55 | 217 | 280,709,318.15 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian Equities market continues its impressive run to close positive in today’s trading. The trading performance further shows the belief of investors in the market and it is projected that bull’s dominance will be sustained at the close of trading for the week.
