Equity Market Resumes Week Negatively, Sheds N57bn

The domestic equity market on Monday opened the week bearish, declining by N57 billion as the fall in the shares price of RTBriscoe, Nigeria Breweries, Stanbic IBTC, Transacorp and others impacted negatively on the market. The market capitalisation of listed equities which went down by 0.15 per cent to N39.050 trillion from N39.107 trillion it closed last week Friday. The NGX All Share Index also depreciated by 104.29 basis points to 71008.70 points from 71112.99 points traded on Friday. An analysis of the investment showed that Mecure led gainers table in percentage terms, gaining 9.95 per cent to close at N6.30 per share, Multiverse followed with a gain of 9.92 per cent to close at N3.99 per unit, ABC Transport added 9.88 per cent to close at N0.89 per unit, C& I Leasing gained 9.84 per cent to close at N5.47 per unit. Northern Nigeria Flour Mills Nigeria Plc increased by 9.83 per cent to close at N26.25 per unit. On the contrary, RTBriscoe recorded the highest loss during the day, dropping by 9.84 per cent to close at N0.55 per share, Prestige insurance trailed with a loss of 9.09 per cent to close at N0.50 per unit, Stanbic IBTC down by 7.08 per cent to close at N65.00, CWG fell by 3.04 percent to N7.70 per share, Caverton Business Solutions declined by 2.78 per cent to close at N1.40 per unit. Volume of trades also dropped by 83.134 million, representing 18.82 percent as investors traded 358.445 million shares valued at N4.357 billion in 6551 deals against 441.579 million shares worth N6.032 billion exchanged hands the previous day in 5883 deals. The result further showed that transactions in the shares of AccessCorp led market activities during with 27.583 million shares valued at N474.629 million, AIICO Insurance followed with 21.931 million shares cost N16.649 million, Japaul Gold traded 21.240 million shares cost N37.212 million, Veritas Kapital exchanged 18.995 million shares valued at N5.881 million while Transnational Corporation of Nigeria exchanged 17.073 million shares valued at N104.631 million.
Bears Trend As Equity Market Sheds N242bn

The domestic equity market on Monday opened the week bearish, shedding N242 billion as profit taking activities persisted during the day. Market capitalisation of listed equities declined by 0.66 per cent to N36.605 trillion from N36.847 trillion reported on Friday. The NGX All Share Index also depreciated by 441.95 basis points to 66882.64 points from 67324.59 points recorded the previous day. A review of the transactions during the day showed that Ikeja Hotel led the gainers table in percentage terms, gaining 10 per cent to close at N2.75 per share. JohnHolt followed with a gain of 9.70 per cent to close at N1.81 per unit. Cornerstones Insurance increased by 9.49 per cent to close at N1.50 per share, Regal insurance gained 8.57 per cent to close at N0.38 per unit, Tantalizer up by 6.67 per cent to close at N0.32 per unit. On the contrary, Caverton Business Solutions topped losers chart, dropping by 9.87 per cent to close at N1.37 per share, AccessCorp trailed with 9.86 per cent to close at N15.55 per share, Oando Plc dipped by 9.70 per cent to close at N10.70 per unit, TIP fell by 9.65 per cent to close at N1.03 per unit, RTBriscoe dropped by N0.38 per unit. Volume of trades declined as investors traded 408.194 million shares valued at N5.442 billion in 7707 deals against 1.028 billion shares worth N4.354 billion exchanged hands the previous day in 6370 deals. Transactions in the shares of AccessCorp led market activities with 113.391 million shares valued at N1.781 billion, United Bank for Africa followed with account of 59.615 million shares worth N1.049 billion, Unity Bank traded 27.790 million shares valued at N28.426 million, Universal Insurance exchanged 17.572 million shares cost N3.901 million, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria exchanged 16.789 million shares cost N103.697 million.
Nigeria’s equity market dips by N28bn

Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange took a negative trend on Wednesday, shedding N28 billion due to a decline in the share price of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorps), Zenith Bank and FTNCocoa. The market capitalisation of listed equities went down by 0.08 per cent to N36.362 trillion from N36.390 trillion reported the previous day. The NGX All Share Index also depreciated by 50.81 basis points to 66439.53 points from 66490.34 points reported the previous day. An analysis of the investment showed that Chi Plc and Cap Hotel led gainers table in percentage terms, gaining 10 per cent each to close at N1.10 and N2.75 per share respectively. UPL followed with a gain of 9.77 per cent to N2.36 per unit, Champion Breweries gained 9.72 per cent to close at N3.50 per share, Thomas Way added 9.60 per cent to close at N2.17 per share. On the contrary, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria recorded the highest loss with 9.99 per cent to close at N6.31 per unit, Ikeja Hotel trailed with a drop of 9.88 per cent to close at N3.65 per unit, FTNCocoa fell by 8.11 per cent to close at N2.04 per unit, RTBriscoe down by 6.67 per cent to close at N0.42 per share. Volume of trades during the day decreased by 200.237 million, representing 45.82 per cent as investors traded 637.193 million shares valued at N7.790 billion in 10033 deals against 436.956 million shares worth N7.013 billion exchanged hands the previous day in 7932 deals. Transnational Corporation of Nigeria led market activities with 292.409 million shares worth N2.146 billion, AccessCorp followed with account of 26.652 million shares worth N435.491 million, Dangote Sugar Refinery exchanged 24.452 million shares worth N1.454 billion, Jaiz Bank traded 18.662 million shares cost N27.723 million while Fidelity Bank exchanged 17.386 million shares worth N122.281 million.
Equity market opens week bearish, declines 0.44%

Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Monday opened in the negative territory, shedding N157 billion. The market capitalisation of listed equities declined by 0.44 per cent to N35.415 trillion from N35.572 trillion reported the previous day. The NGX All Share Index also depreciated by 289.00 basis points to 65036.37 points from 65325.37 points reported on Friday. An analysis of the Investment showed that Cornerstones Insurance led gainers table with 9.32 per cent to close at N1.29 per unit, Omatek followed with a gain of 8.82 per cent to close at N0.37 per share, TIP gained 8.51 per cent to close at N1.02, Chams Plc added 7.37 per cent to close at N1.02 per unit, RTBriscoe grew by 6.98 per cent to close at N0.46 per unit. On the contrary Eterna Plc topped losers chart, dropping 9.90 per cent to close at N17.75 per unit, SUNU Assurance trailed with a loss of 9.57 per cent to close at N1.04 per share, UPL declined 9.24 per cent to close at N2.26 per share, FTNCocoa down by 8.44 per cent to close at N2.06 per share while Okomu Oil dipped by 5.66 per cent to close at N250.00. The volume of trades declined by 230.649 million representing 47.10 per cent as investors traded 259.041 million shares valued at N4.204 billion in 5899 deals against 489.690 million shares worth N8.362 billion exchanged hands the previous day in 5804 deals. Transnational Corporation of Nigeria led market activities with 41.760 million shares valued at N167.930 million, AccessCorp followed with an account of 18.155 million shares cost N312.692 million, GTCO Plc traded 15.566 million shares cost N585.099 million, Sterling Bank exchanged 14.186 million shares cost N50.996 million and United Bank for Africa traded 13.009 million shares cost N185.375 million.
Domestic equity market gains N542bn

Nigeria’s domestic equity market on Thursday sustained its upward trade story, growing by N542 billion. The market capitalisation of listed equities increased by 1.55 percent to N35.515 trillion from N34.973 trillion reported the previous day. The NSE All Share Index also appreciated by 995.70 basis points to 65263.06 points from 64267.36 points reported the previous day. A review of the investment showed that Nigerian Breweries, Sterling Bank, and PZ Cusson led the gainers’ table with 10 percent each to close at N41.80 per share, N3.63, and N18.15 per share respectively. Chellaram Plc added 9.96 percent to close at N3.05 per unit, Dangote Sugar added 9.95 percent to close at N35.90 per unit. On the contrary, Eterna Plc topped the losers’ chart, dropping by 9.83 percent to close at N23.40 per share, JohnHolt trailed with a drop of 9.82 percent to close at N1.47 per unit, Thomas Way fell by 9.40 percent to close at N1.06 per share, Mcnichols dipped by 9.33 percent to N0.68 per unit, Courtvellle Business Solutions down by 9.09 percent to close at N0.60 per unit. The volume of transactions increased by 114.491 million, representing 34.61 percent as investors traded 445.275 million shares worth N5.087 billion in 7095 deals, against 330.784 million shares cost N4.269 billion exchanged hands the previous day in 6251 deals. Trading in the shares of Sterling Bank led market activities with 69.452 million shares valued at N238.093 million, FCMB group followed with account 33.332 million shares cost N217.816 million, AccessCorp traded 32.985 million shares valued at N568.981 million, Japaul Gold traded 28.366 million shares cost N28.846 million, Fidelity Bank exchanged 27.351 million shares cost N219.595 million.