Local bourse reversed Friday’s gain with a dip of 2.24%.
The Nigerian equity market today (Monday) began the trading week southward, as Market Cap dipped by 2.24%, following sell-off on DANGSUGAR, ZENITHBANK among others. Consequently, the market breadth closed negatively, recording 25 losers as against 9 gainers.
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In summary, the All-Share Index (ASI) decreased by 497.45 absolute points, representing a dip of 2.24% to close at 21,700.98 points.
NEIMEITH emerged as the top gainer while UBA & 5 others emerged as the top losers.
The downturn was impacted by loses recorded in large and medium capitalized stocks, amongst which are; UBA (-10.00%), DANGSUGAR (-10.00%), NB (-10.00%), ZENITHBANK (-9.70%), ACCESS (-7.69%) and FBNH (+3.75%).
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MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | – | One Day (ASI CHG) | -2.24% |
| Index | 21700.98 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -4.42% |
| Volume | – | One Month (ASI CHG) | -19.75% |
| Value | – | Six Months (ASI CHG) | -21.52% |
| Deals | – | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | -30.09% |
| Gainers | 9 | Losers | 25 |
| Unchanged | 62 | Total | 96 |
| -19.15% |
Source: NSE, GTI Research
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The Naira at the official window on Monday closed at 360.00/$1, representing a 0.28% appreciation Friday’s position.
The Investors and Exporters (I&E) FX window opened at N380.55, traded high at N382.00 and eventually closed at N380.75, representing 2.35% depreciation against Friday’s closing position. A total of $501.03 million was transacted through the I&E window today.
MONEY MARKET
Overnight(O/N) rate closed at 6.93%, representing a 1.63% appreciation against Friday’s closing position, while Open Buy-Back (OBB) rate closed at 6.00%, representing 1.20% appreciation against Friday’s position.
| FIXED INCOME | |||
| Securities | P. Close | Close | Change |
| Bond | 611.73 | 602.82 | -8.91 bps |
| T.Bills | 682.12 | 683.39 | +1.27 bps |
| Note: BPS=> Basis Points |
Source: FMDQ, GTI Research
NASD OTC MARKET
The NASD OTC market on Monday closed higher as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) closed at 690.98, against Friday’s closing position. Similarly, Market Capitalization closed higher at N507.57 billion, against Friday’s position. Consequently, the aggregate volume and value increased by 548.23% and 4,719.66%, as investors traded a total of 472,305 volume of shares, valued at N20.37 in 19 deals.
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Sector Performance
| Sector | % Change |
| NSE30 | -2.63 |
| BANKING | -9.00 |
| CONSUMER GOODS | -3.61 |
| INDUSTRIAL | -0.79 |
| INSURANCE | -1.47 |
| LOTUS ISLAMIC | -0.44 |
| OIL/GAS | -0.83 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Company | Pclose | Open | Close | Change | % Change |
| NEIMETH | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 10.00 | 0.44 |
| MAYBAKER | 1.79 | 1.79 | 0.16 | 8.94 | 1.91 |
| CUSTODIAN | 5.20 | 5.20 | 0.45 | 8.65 | 5.56 |
| FLOURMILL | 19.30 | 19.30 | 1.50 | 7.77 | 19.36 |
| CAP | 19.50 | 19.50 | 1.50 | 7.69 | 20.61 |
| CUTIX | 1.16 | 1.16 | 0.04 | 3.45 | 1.10 |
| FIDELITYBK | 1.69 | 1.69 | 0.05 | 2.96 | 1.69 |
Top 7 Losers
| Company | Pclose | Open | Close | Change | % Change |
| DANGSUGAR | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | -1.00 | -10.00 |
| NB | 30.00 | 30.00 | 27.00 | -3.00 | -10.00 |
| STANBIC | 26.50 | 26.50 | 23.85 | -2.65 | -10.00 |
| WEMABANK | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.45 | -0.05 | -10.00 |
| UBA | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.50 | -0.50 | -10.00 |
| UCAP | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.17 | -0.24 | -9.96 |
| GUARANTY | 18.60 | 18.60 | 16.75 | -1.85 | -9.95 |
Top 7 Traders By Volume
| Company | Volume | Value(₦) | Current Price |
| ZENITHBANK | 120,456,307 | 1,302,219,999 | 10.70 |
| GUARANTY | 63,272,926 | 1,062,648,920 | 16.75 |
| FBNH | 46,675,185 | 176,055,185 | 3.85 |
| ACCESS | 31,009,236 | 173,184,345 | 5.40 |
| UBA | 29,162,562 | 136,019,415 | 4.50 |
| TRANSCORP | 24,570,849 | 13,413,524 | 0.56 |
| FCMB | 20,622,828 | 31,821,915 | 1.55 |
Top 7 Traders By Value
| Company | Volume | Value(₦) | Current Price |
| ZENITHBANK | 120,456,307 | 1,302,219,999.35 | 10.70 |
| GUARANTY | 63,272,926 | 1,062,648,919.75 | 16.75 |
| MTNN | 2,424,029 | 242,011,286.40 | 103.00 |
| STANBIC | 8,275,165 | 197,876,028.20 | 23.85 |
| FBNH | 46,675,185 | 176,055,184.95 | 3.85 |
| ACCESS | 31,009,236 | 173,184,344.70 | 5.40 |
| UBA | 29,162,562 | 136,019,415.05 | 4.50 |
