The Nigeria Equity Market closed trading activities for today, Friday(19/08/2022) negative as the NGX-ASI dropped by 0.35% to 49,370.62 from 49,546.38 indicating a YTD return of +15.58%. Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N94.80 billion to N26.63 trillion from N26.72 trillion. The market turnover decreased to N1.62 billion from N2.65 billion. The market breadth was negative at 0.93x, as 14 stocks advanced and 15 stocks declined, while 72 remained unchanged. JAIZBANK topped the gainers’ list with +5.95%, while UPL declined by -9.95% to lead the losers’ chart. Also, FBNH recorded the highest volume and value of trade for the day.
Stocks whose share prices lost during intra-day trading include: UPL(-9.95%), IMG(-9.96%), UPL (-9.70%), JAPAULGOLD(-9.38%), HONYFLOUR(-8.33%), FCMB(-6.98%), WAPCO(-4.01%), NEM(-3.78%), ARDOVA(-2.78%) , NAHCO(-0.66%), ACCESSCORP(-0.60%), OANDO(-0.21%) and ETERNA(-0.15%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N 26,628,914,077,235.11 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.35% |
| Index | 49,370.62 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.59% |
| Volume | 132,232,997 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -5.62% |
| Value | N1,625,929,916.58 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +4.73% |
| Deals | 3,045 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +24.45% |
| Gainers | 14 | Losers | 15 |
| Unchanged | 72 | Total | 101 |
| YTD Returns | +15.58% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change Percent |
| ASI | -0.35 |
| NGX30 | -0.39 |
| NGXBNK | 0.23 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.06 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.32 |
| NGXINS | 0.13 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.41 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.15 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| JAIZBANK | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.05 | 5.95 |
| AIICO | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 3.64 |
| ACADEMY | 2.04 | 2.08 | 0.04 | 1.96 |
| DANGSUGAR | 16.00 | 16.30 | 0.30 | 1.88 |
| UPDCREIT | 3.20 | 3.25 | 0.05 | 1.56 |
| NGXGROUP | 20.25 | 20.55 | 0.30 | 1.48 |
| UBA | 7.00 | 7.10 | 0.10 | 1.43 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close | Close Price | Change Price | % change |
| UPL | 1.91 | 1.72 | -0.19 | -9.95 |
| IMG | 8.25 | 7.45 | -0.80 | -9.70 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.32 | 0.29 | -0.03 | -9.38 |
| HONYFLOUR | 2.64 | 2.42 | -0.22 | -8.33 |
| CHAMS | 0.27 | 0.25 | -0.02 | -7.41 |
| FCMB | 3.44 | 3.20 | -0.24 | -6.98 |
| COURTVILLE | 0.46 | 0.44 | -0.02 | -4.35 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 112 | 37,766,388 | 418,666,335 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.30 | 217 | 15,364,265 | 127,483,463 |
| UBA | 7.10 | 143 | 9,278,361 | 65,465,554 |
| GTCO | 20.30 | 244 | 8,923,772 | 181,194,706 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.95 | 198 | 7,069,887 | 155,057,045 |
| NGXGROUP | 20.55 | 45 | 6,097,894 | 124,450,711 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.07 | 50 | 4,045,894 | 4,321,690 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Security | Close Price | Trades | Daily Volume | Daily Value |
| FBNH | 10.75 | 112 | 37,766,388 | 418,666,335 |
| GTCO | 20.30 | 244 | 8,923,772 | 181,194,706 |
| ZENITHBANK | 21.95 | 198 | 7,069,887 | 155,057,045 |
| MTNN | 196.00 | 199 | 723,925 | 143,917,459 |
| ACCESSCORP | 8.30 | 217 | 15,364,265 | 127,483,463 |
| NGXGROUP | 20.55 | 45 | 6,097,894 | 124,450,711 |
| UBA | 7.10 | 143 | 9,278,361 | 65,465,554 |
OUTLOOK
The market ends activities for the week on a negative note,we expect mixed sentiments to continue next week.
