Nigeria’s Local Equities Gain N25bn

Trading activities on the floor of Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Thursday appreciated by N25 billion. Market capitalisation of listed equities appreciated by 0.06 per cent to N38.910 trillion from N38.885 trillion it closed on Wednesday. The NGX All Share Index also increased by 46.18 basis points to 70819.49 points from 70773.31 points reported the previous day. An analysis of the investment showed that UPDC led gainers table in percentage terms, appreciating by 9.91 per cent to N1.22 per share, Mecure followed with a gain of 9.85 per cent to close at N3.57 per unit, SCOA Plc up by 9.73 per cent to close at N1.24 per unit. Japaul Gold gained 9.58 per cent to close at N1.83 per share while UACN went up by 8.47 per cent to close at N16.00 per unit. On the contrary, VFD group topped losers chart, dropping by 9.37 per cent to close at N2.90 per share, TIP down by 9.35 per cent to close at N0.97 per share. Regal insurance fell by 8.57 per cent to close at N0.32 per unit while Daar Communications dipped by 8.33 per cent to close at N0.22 per share. Investors traded 569.194 million shares valued at N16.790 billion in 6169 deals against 558.344 million shares worth N9.794 billion exchanged hands the previous day in 6401 deals. Transactions in the shares ofJapaul Gold led market activities with 113.964 million shares valued at N208.554 million, Stanbic IBTC followed with 96.917 million shares worth N6.777 billion, United Bank for Africa exchanged 75.218 million shares valued at N1.548 billion, FBNHoldings traded 42.644 million shares cost N849.768 million while Fidelity Bank traded 34.700 million shares cost N319.058 million.

Domestic Equity Opens Week Bullish, Gains N263bn

Domestic equities Monday opened the week bullish, gaining N263 billion. The market capitalisation of listed equities increased by 0.71 per cent to close at N37.149 trillion from N36.886 trillion it closed on Friday. The Nigeria Exchange (NGX)’s All Share Index (ASI) also appreciated by 481.43 basis points to 67877.17 million points from 67395.74 points recorded the previous day. An analysis of the investment showed that Chams Plc, Northern Nigeria Flour Mills and Oando Plc led gainers table with 10 per cent each to close at N1.21, N14.85 and N12.10 per share respectively. Stanbic IBTC followed with a gain of 9.58 per cent to close at N75.50 per unit, Lasaco Insurance gained 9.38 per cent to close at N2.10 per share. On the contrary,  Omatek topped losers chart, dropping by 10 per cent to close at N0.36 per share, SkyAVN trailed with loss of 9.95 per cent to close at N25.35 per unit, Betaglass fell 9.93 per cent to close at N46.70 per share, Redstarex dipped by 8.50 per cent to N2.80 per unit, Courtvellle Business Solutions fell by 8.47 per cent to close at N0.54 per cent. Volume of activities increased as investors traded 515.280 million shares valued at N8.925 billion in 8357 deals against 408.868 million shares valued at N5.233 billion in 6972 deals. Transactions in the shares of United Bank for Africa led market activities with 109.473 million shares valued at N1.934 billion, Universal Insurance followed with account 65.402 million shares cost N14.182 million, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria traded 42.306 million shares cost N264.950 million, AccessCorp exchanged 40.186 million shares cost N703.406 million while Chams Plc traded 32.177 million shares cost N38.617 million.

Profit-taking leaves equity market with N622bn loss

The nation’s equity market on Wednesday continued on a negative trend, declining by N622 billion on renewed profit-taking activities embarked on by investors.The market capitalisation of listed equities declined by 1.75 percent to N34.918 trillion from N35.540 trillion reported the previous day.Similarly, the NGX All Share Index also depreciated by 1142.26 basis points to 64167.39 points from 65309.65 points it closed on Tuesday, with the market recording a year-to-date gain of 26.20 percent at the close of trading yesterday. An analysis of the investment showed that Omatek and Guinea Insurance led the gainers table during the day in percentage terms, gaining 10 percent each to close at N3.15 and N36.90 per share respectively. Tantalizer followed with a gain of 9.09 percent to close at N0.36 per unit, Abbey Building Society added 8.90 percent to close at N1.59 per unit, TIP also appreciated by 8.86 percent to close at N0.86 per share. On the contrary, Multiverse and Nascon recorded the highest loss, declining by 10 percent to close at N3.15 and N36.90 per share respectively. JohnHolt trailed with a drop of 9.77 percent to close at N1.20 per share, Dangote Cement declined 9.09 percent to close at N320.00 while Universal Insurance was down by 8.33 percent to close at N0.22 per share. The volume of transactions during the day went down by 79.78 million, representing 25.09 percent as Investors traded 238.039 million shares valued at N2.616 billion in 6001 deals against 317.808 million shares valued at N4.471 billion exchanged hands the previous day in 6376 deals. The trading result showed that Sterling Bank led market activities with 32.673 million shares valued at N113.802 million in 91 deals, Fidelity Bank followed with account of 21.124 million shares valued at N161.326 million in 168 deals, Universal Insurance traded 159.151 million shares cost N3.763 million in 31 deals, United Bank for Africa traded 12.278 million shares worth N176.557 million in 251 deals while Transnational Corporation of Nigeria exchanged 9.773 million shares cost N35.931 million in 194 deals.