Daily Financial Markets Report for September 29, 2021

Equities market closes on a Positive note… ASI gains 189 Basis Point

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed Positive. The benchmark All Share
Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.89% to close at 39,592.29. Market Capitalization
increased by 382.06 Billion to close at N20.63 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
returns settled at –1.68%.
What shaped today’s market direction?
Today’s market direction can be largely attributed to gains recorded in large and
mid-cap stocks in Banking, Industrial and Consumer goods sector. Some of today’s
market gainers include: NNFM (6.88%), FBNH (6.62%), DANGCEM (6.53%), NESTLE
(6.36%), PRESCO (5.48%), JAIZBANK (5.08%), UCAP (2.30%), UNILEVER (2.27%),
UBA (2.01%), ETI (1.89%), UACN (1.49%), ZENITHBANK (0.86%), GTCO (0.72%),
WAPCO (0.66%), ACCESS (0.55%) and GUINNESS (0.17%) amongst others.

NASD Market
The NASD market closed Negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) decreased by 0.66% to close at 732.54. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 636.70 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume increased 105,739.54% while value increased by 25,701.34%. Investors
traded a total of 8,251,626,475 units of shares valued at N10.38 billion in 28 deals.

please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, September 29, 2021