Daily Financial Markets Report for October 25, 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 41,814.74. Market Capitalization
increased by 26 Billion to close at N21.82 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
returns settled at 3.83%.
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: PZ (9.32%), UNILEVER (6.90%), MANSARD (6.49%), CUTIX
(5.79%), NEM (4.17%), IKEJAHOTEL (3.77%), FBNH (2.45%), WAPIC (2.08%), ETI
(1.99%), GUINNESS (1.69%), FCMB (1.61%), TOTAL (1.32%), AIRTELAFRI (1.30%),
FIDELITYBK (1.11%), AIICO (1.06%), FLOURMILL (1.03%) and GTCO (0.35%) amongst
others.
NASD Market
The NASD market closed Positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) increased by 0.08% to close at 748.15. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 618.10 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume decreased 63.74% while value decreased by 61.34%. Investors traded a total
of 80,500 units of shares valued at 1.89 million in 9 deals
please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, October 25, 2021
