Daily Financial Markets Report for October 06, 2021

Equities market closes on a Positive note… ASI gains 12 Basis Point

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed Positive. The benchmark All Share
Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.12% to close at 40,765.20. Market Capitalization
increased by 25.29 Billion to close at N21.24 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
returns settled at 1.23%.
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: FBNH (7.78%), NNFM (6.49%), FCMB (3.77%), AFRIPRUD
(3.12%), FIDELITYBK (2.78%), UACN (2.44%), UNITYBNK (1.82%), ETI (1.75%),
JAIZBANK (1.64%), WAPCO (0.88%), ZENITHBANK (0.63%) and VITAFOAM (0.29%)
amongst others.

NASD Market
The NASD market closed Positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) increased by 0.43% to close at 732.49. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 636.66 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume decreased 43.81% while value increased by 89.38%. Investors traded a total
of 3,049,262 units of shares valued at N48.90 million in 36 deals.

please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, October 6, 2021