Trading activities in the Nigeria Equities Market closed negative today Thursday (13/04/2023) as the NGX-ASI dips by 0.02% to close at 51,944.58 compared to 51,953.41 recorded at the close of the previous trading day; indicating a YTD return of +1.35%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by N4.81 billion to N28,295.46 billion from N28,300.26 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close, while the market turnover increased to N2.02 billion from N1.79 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.85x as 18 stocks advanced and 21 stocks declined, while 68stocks remained unchanged. TRANSCORP topped the gainers’ list with +10.00%, while MAYBAKER declined by -10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
TRANSCORP recorded the highest volume and ZENITHBANK recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 13th April 2023
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N28,295,456,389,539.51 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.02% |
| Index | 51,944.58 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -1.98% |
| Volume | 302,919,513.00 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -5.41% |
| Value | N2,023,460,922.17 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +9.21% |
| Deals | 3,743.00 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +9.66% |
| Gainers | 18 | Losers | 21 |
| Unchanged | 68 | Total | 107 |
| YTD Returns | +1.35% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Percent Change |
| ASI | -0.02 |
| NGX30 | 0.11 |
| NGXBNK | -1.08 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.05 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.16 |
| NGXINS | -0.29 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 0.26 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.00 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close (N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | % CHANGE |
| TRANSCORP | 1.40 | 1.54 | 0.14 | 10.00 |
| WAPIC | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 7.69 |
| CHAMPION | 4.58 | 4.93 | 0.35 | 7.64 |
| MBENEFIT | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 6.25 |
| PRESTIGE | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.02 | 5.26 |
| RTBRISCOE | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 4.35 |
| CHAMS | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 4.17 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close (N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price | % CHANGE |
| MAYBAKER | 4.50 | 4.05 | -0.45 | -10.00 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 1.19 | 1.08 | -0.11 | -9.24 |
| MULTIVERSE | 2.50 | 2.31 | -0.19 | -7.60 |
| ACADEMY | 1.35 | 1.26 | -0.09 | -6.67 |
| NPFMCRFBK | 1.90 | 1.78 | -0.12 | -6.32 |
| STERLINGNG | 1.56 | 1.47 | -0.09 | -5.77 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.30 | 5.01 | -0.29 | -5.47 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price (N) | Number of Trades | Daily Volume |
| TRANSCORP | 1.54 | 186 | 107,213,425 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.01 | 153 | 39,308,411 |
| UBA | 8.45 | 247 | 22,602,935 |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.05 | 447 | 20,614,314 |
| FCMB | 3.80 | 62 | 12,611,390 |
| CHAMS | 0.25 | 31 | 11,841,337 |
| JAPAULGOLD | 0.27 | 18 | 9,868,505 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price (N) | Number of Trades | Daily Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 25.05 | 447 | 521,285,695.05 |
| FIDELITYBK | 5.01 | 153 | 206,007,613.58 |
| UBA | 8.45 | 247 | 190,355,888.05 |
| TRANSCORP | 1.54 | 186 | 162,832,173.16 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 1198.00 | 84 | 152,114,559.00 |
| WAPCO | 23.80 | 97 | 122,468,491.20 |
| NB | 36.35 | 85 | 108,087,821.55 |
OUTLOOK
We anticipate mixed trading sentiments to continue as investors continue to trade cautiously as any changes in the fundamental of the market could shift these sentiments.
