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Earnings Flash: UBA Plc. Posts 36.35% PAT Increase in HY’2021

The HY’2021 result of UBA Plc showed that Interest income advanced by 8.29% from N205.59bn in HY’2020 to N222.63 bn in the current period. Net interest income increased by 24.09% to N148.07 bn in HY’2021 from N119.32 bn in HY’2020.  Profit before tax advanced by 33.36% from N57.13bn recorded in HY’2020 to N76.19 bn in the current period. Likewise, profit after tax advanced by 36.35% from N44.43 bn in HY’2020 to N60.58 bn in HY’2021. Consequently, earnings per share went up by 36.29% from N1.24 in HY’2020 to N1.69 in HY’2021. The company proposed an interim dividend of N0.20. UBA currently trades at N7.85.

Please find here UBA Plc HY’2021 result analysis

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Earnings Flash: GTCO Plc. Records 16% PAT Decline in HY’2021

GTCO Plc HY’2021 showed that interest income declined by 17.97% from N153.71 bn in HY’2020 to N126.09 bn in the current period. Net interest income went down by 16.11% from N127.62bn in HY’2020 to N107.06 bn in HY’2021. Profit before tax also declined by 15.18% from N109.71 bn in HY’2020 to N93.06 bn in the current period. Profit after tax went down by 15.76% from N94.27 bn in HY’2020 to N79.41 bn in the current period. Consequently, GTCO recorded a 16% fall in earnings per share from N3.32 in HY’2020 to N2.79 in HY’2021. The company proposed an interim dividend of N0.30. GTCO currently trades at N27.10

Please find here GTCO Plc HY’2021 result analysis

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Daily Financial Markets Report for September 09, 2021

Equities market closes on a Flat note… ASI loses 1 Basis Point

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed Flat. The benchmark All Share Index
(ASI) depreciated by 0.01% to close at 39,201.33. Market Capitalization decreased
by 1.66 Billion to close at N20.424 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns
settled at –2.66%.
What shaped today’s market direction?
Today’s market direction can be largely attributed to losses recorded in large and
mid-cap stocks in Banking, Industrial and Consumer goods sector. Some of today’s
market losers include: AIICO (-7.69%), HONYFLOUR (-5.13%), UPDC (-5.08%),
WEMABANK (-3.61%), STERLNBANK (-3.23%), FCMB (-1.67%), FIDELITYBK (-1.29%),
UCAP (-1.23%), TRANSCORP (-1.09%), ZENITHBANK (-0.83%), ACCESS (-0.53%),
STANBIC (-0.51%) and WAPCO (-0.44%) amongst others.

NASD Market
The NASD market closed Negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) declined by 0.65% to close at 728.61. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 633.29 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume increased 330.75% while value increased by 5327.69%. Investors traded a
total of 5,059,209 units of shares valued at N1.023 Billion in 30 deals.

please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, September 9, 2021

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Daily Financial Markets Report for September 08, 2021

Equities market closes on a Negative note… ASI loses 12 Basis Point

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed Negative. The benchmark All Share
Index (ASI) depreciated by 0.12% to close at 39,204.52. Market Capitalization
decreased by 24.37 Billion to close at N20.426 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD)
returns settled at –2.65%.
What shaped today’s market direction?
Today’s market direction can be largely attributed to losses recorded in large and
mid-cap stocks in Banking, Industrial and Consumer goods sector. Some of today’s
market losers include: SCOA (-9.72%), INTBREW (-4.00%), GTCO (-1.99%), UPDC (-
1.67%), ETI (-0.95%), FIDELITYBK (-0.85%), ZENITHBANK (-0.83%), STERLNBANK (-
0.64%), STANBIC (-0.51%), UACN (-0.47%) and CUTIX (-0.42%) amongst others.

NASD Market
The NASD market closed Positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) advanced by 0.15% to close at 733.35. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 637.40 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume decreased 26.75% while value decreased by 31.89%. Investors traded a total
of 1,174,500 units of shares valued at N18.85 million in 16 deals.

please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, September 8, 2021

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Daily Financial Markets Report for September 07, 2021

Equities market closes on a Flat note… ASI gains 1 Basis Point

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed Flat. The benchmark All Share Index
(ASI) appreciated by 0.01% to close at 39,251.29. Market Capitalization increased by
774 million to close at N20.45 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at
–2.53%.
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 sector. Some of today’s
market gainers include: UCAP (8.00%), INTBREW (7.53%), HONYFLOUR (6.67%),
OANDO (6.02%), AFRIPRUD (5.79%), WAPIC (4.00%), JBERGER (3.85%),
STERLNBANK (3.31%), CHAMPION (2.46%), ACCESS (1.08%) and NB (0.10%)
amongst others.

NASD Market
The NASD market closed Positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) advanced by 0.02% to close at 732.23. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 636.44 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume decreased 26.41% while value decreased by 22.56%. Investors traded a total
of 1,603,508 units of shares valued at N27.67 million in 23 deals.

please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, September 7, 2021

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Daily Financial Markets Report for September 06, 2021

Equities market closes on a Flat note… ASI loses 3 Basis Point

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed Flat. The benchmark All Share Index
(ASI) depreciated by 0.03% to close at 39,249.80. Market Capitalization decreased
by 5.84 Billion to close at N20.45 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled
at –2.54%.
What shaped today’s market direction?
Today’s market direction can be largely attributed to losses recorded in large and
mid-cap stocks in Banking, Industrial and Consumer goods sector. Some of today’s
market losers include: GLAXOSMITH (-9.56%), SOVRENINS (-7.69%), MAYBAKER (-
6.67%), FLOURMILL (-4.17%), AFRIPRUD (-3.20%), DANGSUGAR (-2.25%),
TRANSCORP (-2.13%), WAPIC (-1.96%), UBA (-1.94%), STANBIC (-1.38%),
WEMABANK (-1.18%) and AIICO (-0.97%) amongst others.

NASD Market
The NASD market closed Negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted
Securities Index (USI) declined by 0.38% to close at 732.12. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at 636.34 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume decreased 25.60% while value increased by 9.67%. Investors traded a total
of 2,178,847 units of shares valued at N35.73million in 20 deals

please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, September 6, 2021

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