Daily Market Report for April 21, 2022
NGX All Share Index closes on a Positive note… ASI gains 18 Basis Points
The Nigerian Exchange Limited Bourse closed Positive. The benchmark All Share
Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.18% to close at 48,223.86. Market Capitalization
increased by 45.91 billion to close at N25.99 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
returns settled at 12.89%.
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, BERGER (10.00%), ETERNA (10.00%), OANDO (9.90%), FCMB
(9.76%), PZ (7.45%), NAHCO (1.78%), GTCO (1.69%), FIDSON (1.27%), ZENITHBANK
(1.25%), WAPCO (0.87%), FIDELITYBK (0.52%) and NB (0.31%) amongst others.
NASD Market
The NASD market closed Positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) increased by 0.36% to close at 764.54. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 1.005 trillion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume increased by 10.84% while value decreased by 47.67%. Investors traded a
total of 318,566 units of shares valued at N23.48 million in 12 deals.
please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, April 21, 2022