Author - Birgit Kaur

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Nigerian Bourse Maintains Positive Stance…ASI Inches By 0.09%

The Nigerian Equities Market (NSE) closed on a positive note as positive sentiments dominated trading activities. The All Share Index (ASI) increased by 9 basis points to close at 30,773.57 points. Market Capitalization gained N10.96 billion to close at N11.48 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns closed at -2.09%.

Sectors performance was significantly bullish

Performance across sectors was significantly bullish except for the Consumer goods sector which closed negative by -0.14% due to negative sentiments in Dangsugar (-3.23%) and Honyflour (-2.44%). The Insurance and Oil & Gas recorded the biggest gains of 1.03% and 0.39% respectively due to positive sentiments in CHI plc (6.90%) and Aiico (3.13%); Oando (3.09%) and Eterna (1.18%). Similarly the Industrial and Banking sectors advanced by 0.22% and 0.21% respectively due to bargain hunting in Betaglass (10.00%); Access (1.61%) and Guaranty (0.74%).

Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 4% while value appreciated by 181%. Investors traded a total of 190 million units of shares valued at ₦2.93 billion in 3,183 deals. 

NASD Market             

The NASD market closed bearish after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) went down by 0.27% to close at 744.61 points. Market Capitalization also declined by 27 basis points to settle at N534.96 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume declined by 4.15% while value increased by 189.70%. Investors traded a total of 311,600 units of shares valued at N13.21 million in 9 deals. Three securities traded on the OTC Platform today and they include CSCS Plc, WAMCO Plc and Niger Delta Exploration Plc.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, February 05, 2019.

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Negative Sentiments Persist In The Nigerian Bourse; ASI Down 0.53%

The Nigerian Equities Market (NSE) closed bearish after today’s trading activities as political uncertainties continued. The bench mark- All Share Index (ASI) declined by 0.53% to close at 31,178.71 points. Investors lost N61.73 billion to close market capitalization at N11.63 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns closed at -0.80%.   

Sectors performance was significantly bearish

Performance across sectors was significantly bearish except for the Industrial sector which closed flat. The Banking and Consumer goods indices depreciated the most by 1.45% and 0.56% due to losses in the shares of Access (-3.94%) and Zenith (-2.13%); Mcnichols (-8.33%) and NB (-2.38%). Similarly, the Insurance and Oil & Gas sectors also declined by 0.23% and 0.13% due to negative sentiments in Linkassure (-9.68%) and Cornerstone (-4.76%); Eterna (-3.37%) and Oando (-0.98%).

NASD Market             

The NASD market rebounded to close positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) advanced by 0.73% to close at 750.34 points. Market Capitalization also increased by 73 basis points to settle at N539.08 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 97.25% while value also declined by 97.79%. Investors traded a total of 10,220 units of shares valued at N253,180 in 4 deals. Two securities traded on the NASD platform today and they include CSCS Plc and Wamco Plc.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, January 29, 2019.

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NSE Resumes Downtrend…as Investors Loses N30.7 billion

The Nigerian Equities Market (NSE) opened the week on a negative note as investors took profit on some high and mid cap stocks. The bench mark- All Share Index (ASI) declined by 0.26% to close at 31,344.24 points. Investors lost N30.72 billion to close market capitalization at N11.68 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns stood at -0.27%.   

Sectors performance was significantly bearish

Performance across sectors was significantly bearish except for the Industrial sector which closed flat. The Insurance and Banking indices depreciated the most by 1.14% and 0.50% due to losses in the shares of Aiico (-5.63%) and Sovrenins (-4.76%); Fidelity (-5.60%) and Access (-2.31%). Similarly, the Oil & Gas and Consumer goods sectors also declined by 0.40% and 0.17% due to negative sentiments in Seplat (-3.70%); Mcnichols (-7.69%) and Cadbury (-2.00%).

Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 47% while value also declined by 41%. Investors traded a total of 223 million units of shares valued at ₦1.84 billion in 4,150 deals.

NASD Market             

The NASD market closed negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) went down by 0.10% to close at 744.38 points. Market Capitalization also declined by 10 basis points to settle at N534.79 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 154.37% while value also advanced by 167.52%. Investors traded a total of 181,473 units of shares valued at N3.05 million in 6 deals. Three securities traded on the NASD platform today and they include SDCSCSPLC, SDFCWAMCO and SDNDEP.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, January 28, 2019.

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NSE Closes the week on a Positive Note…ASI Increased by 1.41%

The Nigerian Equities Market (NSE) continued positive momentum as investors maintained positive sentiments on major bellwethers. The bench mark- All Share Index (ASI) advanced by 1.41% to close at 31,426.63 points. Investors gained N161.06 billion to close market capitalization at N11.72 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns stood at -0.01%.

Sectors performance was broadly bullish

Performance across sectors was broadly bullish as the banking, Oil & Gas and  Industrial indices appreciated by 4.10%, 1.68% and 0.49% due to gains in the shares of Diamond (10.00%) and Fidelity (9.17%); Total (10.00%) and Oando (2.11%); Dangcem (1.04%). On the flip side, Consumer goods index recorded loss as it depreciated by 0.14% due to losses recorded in the shares of Flourmill (-0.51%). The insurance index closed on a flat note.

Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 56% while value decreased by 0.05%. Investors traded a total of 417 million units of shares valued at ₦3.14 billion in 3,970 deals.

Market synopsis for the week          

Nigeria’s stock market continued its rally to close bullish this week on the back of bargain hunting activities on under priced stocks amid calmness in political uncertainties. The market had a significantly bullish performance as it closed positive in four of the five trading days of the week. The market recorded large gains on the third and last trading days due to positive sentiments on major bellwethers. Overall, the All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.36% week-on-week, while the year-to-date returns closed flat at –0.01%.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, January 25, 2019.

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The Bulls Maintain Dominance NSEASI Advances by 36 Basis Points

The Nigerian Equities Market (NSE) continued positive momentum as investors maintained positive sentiments on major bellwethers. The bench mark- All Share Index (ASI) advanced by 0.36% to close at 30,989.60 points. Investors gained N43.2 billion to close market capitalization at N11.56 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns stood at -1.40%.   

Sectors performance was significantly bullish

Performance across sectors was significantly bullish as only the Industrial index depreciated by 1.64% due to losses in the shares of CCNN (-4.00%) and Wapco (-0.40%). On the flip side, the Insurance and Banking indices recorded the largest gains as they appreciated by 1.10% and 0.65% respectively due to bargain hunting recorded in the shares of Mansard (7.53%) and Corner stone (5.00%); Guaranty (1.82%) and Zenith (0.68%). The Consumer goods also gained marginally due to gains in Flourmill (0.77%) and Champion (2.58%).

Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 29% while value advanced by 6%. Investors traded a total of 268 million units of shares valued at ₦3.15 billion in 3,756 deals.

NASD Market

NASD Market

The NASD market closed negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) went down by 0.56% to close at 745.14 points. Market Capitalization also declined by 56 basis points to settle at N535.34 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 96% while value also declined by 67%. Investors traded a total of 71,341 units of shares valued at N1.14 million in 10 deals. Five securities traded on the NASD platform today and they include Accorn Petroleum, CSCS Plc, Food concepts plc, Mixta Real estate Plc and Wamco Plc.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, January 24, 2019.

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Nigerian Stock Market Closes on a Positive Note; ASI Inches by 0.46%

The Nigerian Equities Market (NSE) closed on a positive note after today’s trading activities as the bulls regained dominance. The bench mark- All Share Index (ASI) increased by 46 basis points to close at 30,878.56 points. Market Capitalization gained N52.83 billion to close at N11.51 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns stood at -1.76%.   

Sectors performance was significantly bearish

Performance across sectors was significantly bearish as only the banking index appreciated by 1.64% due to bargain hunting in the shares of Guaranty (2.80%) and Zenith (0.69%). On the flip side, the Insurance, Oil & Gas and Industrial indices recorded losses as they depreciated by 0.24%, 0.14% and 0.04% respectively due to losses recorded in the shares of Sovrenins (-4.55%) and NEM (-4.40%); Forte Oil (-1.67%); Wapco (-0.40%). The Consumer goods closed on a flat note.

Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 53% while value increased by 21.5%. Investors traded a total of 376 million units of shares valued at ₦2.97 billion in 3,405 deals.

NASD Market

The NASD market closed flat after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) remained at 749.31 points. Market Capitalization also remained at N538.33 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 357.11% while value declined by 70.17%. Investors traded a total of 2,001,500 units of shares valued at N3.43 million in 2 deals. Two securities traded on the NASD platform today and they include UBN Properties and Wamco Plc.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, January 23, 2019.

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Nigerian Bourse Breaks Seven Consecutive Gains; ASI drops by 88 Bps

The Nigerian Equities Market (NSE) halted its seven consecutive gains on the back of profit taking actions by investors. The bench mark- All Share Index (ASI) decreased by 0.88% to close at 30,732.72 points. Market Capitalization lost N101.60 billion to close at N11.46 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns stood at -2.22%.   

Sectors performance was mixed

Performance across sectors was mixed following two sectoral gains and losses apiece. The Insurance and Industrial sectors recorded gains as they appreciated by 1.51% and 0.97% respectively due to positive sentiments in the shares of NEM (4.84%) and Linkassure (8.93%); CCNN (7.17%). Conversely, Oil & Gas and banking sectors declined by 4.55% and 0.14% respectively due to losses in Seplat (-7.99%) and 11 Plc (-4.26%); Diamond (-0.95%) and Guaranty (-0.78%). The Consumer goods sector however closed flat.

Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 66% while value increased by 47%. Investors traded a total of 499 million units of shares valued at ₦5.53 billion in 3,874 deals. 

NASD Market

The NASD market closed negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) declined by 0.54% to close at 750.30 points. Market Capitalization also decreased by 54 basis points to settle at N539.04 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 41.78% while value increased by 285.53%. Investors traded a total of 7.08 million units of shares valued at N103.68 million in 15 deals. Six securities traded on the NASD platform today and they include CSCS Plc, Wamco, Afriland, Cappa D’alberto, UBN Properties etc.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, January 21, 2019.

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Nigerian Bourse Halts Downtrend…as ASI Improves By 62 Bps.

The Nigerian equities market (NSE) rebounded to close trading activities in green as market players hunted for bargain. The bench mark – All Share Index (ASI) advanced by 0.62% to close at 29,517.73 points. Market Capitalization gained N67.5 billion to close at N11.01 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at -6.09%.   

Sectors performance was broadly bearish

Performance across sectors was broadly bullish save for the Consumer goods and Insurance indices which depreciated by 1.75% and 2.05% as a result of losses in Nestle (-3.37%) and Guinness (-10.00%); NEM (-9.95%) and Mbenefit (-4.76%). Conversely, the Industrial and Banking indices recorded the largest gains as they advanced by 2.24% and 2.74% respectively arising from positive sentiments in CCNN (4.85%) and Dangcem (0.88%); Guaranty (6.07%) and Zenith (2.86%). Similarly, the oil & gas index inched up by 0.13% due to gains in Forte oil (6.07%).

Market activity measured by aggregate volume improved by 64.03% while value also increased by 36.61%. Investors traded a total of 385 million units of shares valued at ₦3.1 billion in 3,677 deals. 

NASD Market

The NASD market closed bearish after today’s trading activities as negative sentiments remained in the OTC market. The Unlisted Securities Index (USI) depreciated by 0.55% to close at 731.89 points. Market capitalization also declined by 55 basis points to settle at N525.82 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate volume advanced by 927% while value went up by 397%. Investors traded a total of 9.35 million units of shares valued at N112.7 million in 5 deals. CSCS Plc and Wamco Plc were the only traded stocks in the OTC market.

Please find attached our daily market report for today, January 10, 2019.