The Nigeria Equity Market closed for today, Thursday (09/06/2022) negative, as the NGX-ASI was down by 0.04% to 53,170.73 from 53,193.98, indicating a YTD return of +24.47%. Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N12.53 billion to N28.66trillion from N28.68 trillion. The market turnover increased to N3.34 billion from N1.86 billion. The market breadth was negative at 0.88x, as 15 stocks advanced and 17 stocks declined, while 84 remained unchanged. UPL topped the gainers’ list with 9.43%, while CILEASING dropped by -8.57% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, TRANSCORP recorded the highest volume of trades for the day.
Stocks whose share prices lost during intra-day trading include: CILEASING (-8.57%), FTNCOCOA (-8.33%), GLAXOSMITH (-2.74%), ZENITHBANK (-2.35%), WEMABANK (-1.82%), UBA (-1.28%), NB (-1.10%), LASACO (-0.95%), GTCO (-0.89%), ETI (-0.89%), UCAP (-0.74%), ACCESSCORP (-0.51%), UACN (-0.45%), NGXGROUP (-0.40%), and CHAMPION (-0.29%).

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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,664,876,999,475.93 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.04% |
| Index | 53,170.73 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.63% |
| Volume | 318,417,693 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +2.44% |
| Value | N3,338,540,257.63 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +27.55% |
| Deals | 4,345 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +35.74% |
| Gainers | 15 | Losers | 17 |
| Unchanged | 84 | Total | 116 |
| YTD Returns | +24.47% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.04 |
| NGX30 | -0.05 |
| NGXBNK | -1.20 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.13 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.13 |
| NGXINS | 1.47 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.04 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.46 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| UPL | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.90 | 0.25 | 9.43 |
| CORNERST | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.05 | 8.93 |
| ELLAHLAKES | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.69 | 0.27 | 7.89 |
| INTBREW | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.40 | 0.30 | 4.23 |
| REGALINS | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 3.70 |
| OANDO | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.20 | 0.20 | 3.33 |
| MANSARD | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.13 | 0.06 | 2.90 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Open Price | Close Price | Change Price | % Change |
| CILEASING | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.20 | -0.30 | -8.57 |
| FTNCOCOA | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.33 | -0.03 | -8.33 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.20 | -0.04 | -3.23 |
| GLAXOSMITH | 7.30 | 7.30 | 7.10 | -0.20 | -2.74 |
| ZENITHBANK | 23.40 | 23.40 | 22.85 | -0.55 | -2.35 |
| WEMABANK | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.23 | -0.06 | -1.82 |
| CUTIX | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.70 | -0.04 | -1.46 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| TRANSCORP | 1.32 | 207 | 165,206,395 | 225,900,513.27 |
| GTCO | 22.2 | 461 | 22,221,792 | 493,110,672.65 |
| UBA | 7.7 | 160 | 19,098,574 | 148,608,518.55 |
| FBNH | 10.3 | 255 | 13,343,535 | 135,152,580.00 |
| ZENITHBANK | 22.85 | 397 | 12,575,713 | 290,712,602.05 |
| NGXGROUP | 24.9 | 73 | 10,415,928 | 260,183,990.00 |
| UCAP | 13.35 | 59 | 10,353,899 | 138,717,803.35 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| NESTLE | 1400 | 22 | 484,674 | 678,543,755.20 |
| GTCO | 22.2 | 461 | 22,221,792 | 493,110,672.65 |
| MTNN | 240 | 280 | 1,215,897 | 291,304,999.70 |
| ZENITHBANK | 22.85 | 397 | 12,575,713 | 290,712,602.05 |
| NGXGROUP | 24.9 | 73 | 10,415,928 | 260,183,990.00 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.32 | 207 | 165,206,395 | 225,900,513.27 |
| UBA | 7.7 | 160 | 19,098,574 | 148,608,518.55 |
OUTLOOK
Trading activities for today closed negative, as investors continue to take profit. We expect cautious trading and profit taking to continue tomorrow.

