Daily Financial Markets Report for January 05, 2022

NGX All Share Index closes on a Positive note… ASI gains 105 Basis Point

The Nigerian Exchange Limited Bourse closed Positive. The benchmark All Share
Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.05% to close at 43,476.75. Market Capitalization
V by 242.75 billion to close at N23.43 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
increased
returns settled at 1.78%.

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. Some of today’s market
gainers include BUAFOODS (10.00%), AIRTELAFRI (10.00%), OANDO (9.73%),
NGXGROUP (2.56%), SEPLAT (2.31%), MAYBAKER (1.99%), HONYFLOUR (1.18%),
ACCESS (1.08%), WAPCO (0.62%) and DANGSUGAR (0.29%) amongst others.

NASD Market

The NASD market closed Positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) increased by 0.04% to close at 747.58. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 633.03 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 140.45% wihile value increased by 1.23%. Investors traded a total of 31,739 units of shares valued at N975,452 in 7 deals