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Stock Market Report: NGX All-Share Index gains 0.24% Monday with 645.02 million shares worth N4.19b traded

On Monday the 5th of December, 2022, the NGX All-Share Index (ASI) closed 0.24% stronger to conclude at 48,270.23 points, the highest level since October 5th, as Nigerian stocks began the week on a positive note, extending gains from the previous session with gains increased by N63 billion as bulls regained control of the local exchange.

Gains in the industrial heavyweights BUACEMENT (+3.90%) and NB (+2.22%), which countered losses in WAPCO (-1.59%) and Tier-1 banking names ZENITHBANK (-2.42%) and FBNH (-2.23%), were the main drivers of the market’s performance. As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return increased to 12.96%, and the market capitalization increased by N53.89 billion  to close at N26.28 trillion.

A review of today’s market activity revealed that trade turnover was lower than it had been during the previous session, with a decrease in transaction value of 18.69%. In a total of 3,398 transactions, 645.02 million shares worth N4.19 billion were exchanged. The volume was topped by UPDCREIT (+0.00%) value graph based on transactions totaling N1.61 billion and 460.71 million units.

At a 1.15-to-1 ratio, market breadth closed in the positive, with more rising issues than declining ones. GEREGU (-9.85%) outperformed twelve (12) competitors on the laggards log, while GUINNESS (+10.00%) led fourteen (14) other participants on the exchange.

NGX Market Indices  

  • NGX ASI: 48.270.23 points 
  • Previous ASI: 48.154.65 points 
  • Percentage Day Change: 0.24% 
  • % Y-t-D: 13% 

  NGX Market Cap (N): N 26,291trillion  

  • Volume: 645.02 million 
  • Value: N4.19billion 
  • Deals: 3,486 

NGX Top ASI gainers    

  • GUINNESS up +10.00% to close at N69.30 
  • ETERNA up +8.78% to close at N6.44 
  • ROYALEX up + 8.33% to close at N0.78 
  • LINKASSURE up +7.50% to close at N0.43 
  • PRESCO up +6.64% to close at N120.50 

  NGX Top ASI losers   

  • GEREGU down – 9.85% to close at N110.70 
  • SCOA down – 9.43% to close at N0.96 
  • THOMASWY down – 9.09% to close at N0.40 
  • RTBRISCOE down – 7.41% to close at N0.25 
  • LASACO down – 4.49% to close at N0.85 

   NGX Top 3 by Volume

  • FBNH – 83,791,609 
  • ENITHBANK – 11,505,328 
  • TRANSCORP – 10,461,174 

  NGX  Top 3 by Value   

  • FBNH- N921,725,320 
  • ZENITHBANK – N258,541,944 
  • GEREGU- N256,576,002 

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