Daily Financial Markets Report for February 22, 2022
NGX All Share Index closes on a Flat note… ASI gains 3 Basis Points
The Nigerian Exchange Limited Bourse closed Flat. The benchmark All Share Index
(ASI) appreciated by 0.03% to close at 47,246.90 pts. Market Capitalization
increased by 6.99 billion to close at N25.46 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
returns settled at 10.61%.
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 NIGERINS (10.00%), LEARNAFRCA (10.00%), MAYBAKER (9.65%),
BERGER (9.27%), ETERNA (7.41%), JAIZBANK (2.86%), TRANSCORP (2.46%),
WEMABANK (2.30%), UCAP (2.27%), GTCO (1.32%), UBA (1.16%), FIDELITYBK
(0.98%) and FBNH (0.44%) amongst others.
NASD Market
The NASD market closed Negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) decreased by 0.05% to close at 738.06. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 624.97 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume increased by 179.98% and value increased by 146.41%. Investors traded a
total of 6.71 million units of shares valued at N59.41 million in 14 deals.
please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, February 22, 2022