Daily Market Report for April 20, 2022

NGX All Share Index closes on a Positive note… ASI gains 125 Basis Points

The Nigerian Exchange Limited Bourse closed Positive. The benchmark All Share
Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.25% to close at 48,138.71. Market Capitalization
increased by 319.61 billion to close at N25.95 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
returns settled at 12.69%.
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, JAPAULGOLD (10.00%), ETERNA (10.00%), GUINNESS (9.96%),
MEYER (9.66%), NB (8.60%), AIRTELAFRI (4.73%), SEPLAT (4.57%), OKOMUOIL
(2.60%), DANGCEM (1.93%), CONOIL (0.77%) and NAHCO (0.36%) amongst others.

NASD Market
The NASD market closed Negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) decreased by 2.16% to close at 761.77. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 1.001 trillion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume decreased by 86.60% and value decreased by 88.43%. Investors traded a
total of 287,417 units of shares valued at N44.88 million in 31 deals.

please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, April 20, 2022