Equities market closes on a Positive note… ASI gains 83 Basis Point
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed Positive as bulls dominated
proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) appreciated
by 0.83% to close at 38,212.01. Similarly, Market Capitalization increased by 163
billion to close at N19.92 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at –
5.11%.
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, Agriculture and Consumer goods sector. Some of today’s
market gainers include: while NASCON (9.76%), BERGER (9.52%), DANGCEM
(4.03%), VITAFOAM (1.59%), SEPLAT (1.45%), UBA (1.38%), ACCESS (1.18%), UCAP
(0.97%), AFRIPRUD (0.83%), CADBURY (0.59%), FIDELITYBK (0.43%), ZENITHBANK
(0.42%) and NAHCO (0.42%) amongst others.
NASD Market
The NASD market closed flat after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities
Index (USI) remained unchanged to close at 753.73. Consequently, Market
Capitalization closed at N535.76 billion. Market activity measured by aggregate
volume increased by 30,401.64% while value increased by 723.64%. Investors
traded a total of 1,000,279,020 units of shares valued at N706 million in 18 deals
Please find here our Daily Financial Market update for today, July 2, 2021