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Daily Financial Market Report for January 29, 2021

Equities market ends Trading week on a Positive Note…ASI Gains 58 Basis Point                                                                            

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed positive as bulls dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.58% to close at 42,412.66. Similarly, Market Capitalization increased by N127 billion to close at N22.19 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 5.32%.

Sectors performance was Significantly Bullish

Performance across sectors was significantly bullish as 4 out of the 5 sectors closed in the green zone. Banking, Insurance, Consumer goods and Oil and gas indices advanced by 0.52%, 0.91%, 0.32% and 0.63% respectively, on the back of buy interests recorded in the shares OF ARDOVA (8.59%), VITAFOAM (6.91%), HONEYWELL (4.00%), MTNN (3.43%), UACN (2.45%), FCMB (2.42%), DANGSUGAR (1.92%), ETI (1.56%), GUARANTY (1.47%) and UBN (0.83%) among others. While Industrial (-0.08%) indices closed in the red zone due to sell pressures in the shares of TRANSCORP (-7.27%), CAP (-2.44%), WAPCO (-0.99%) and CUTIX (-0.44%) amongst others..

NASD Market

The NASD market closed negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) closed at 725.39. Consequently, Market Capitalization also closed negative at N520.48. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 89.75% while value decreased by 94.75%. Investors traded a total of 112,542 units of shares valued at N6.99 mn in 9 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 29th, 2021.

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Daily Financial Market Report for January 28, 2021

Equities market Sustains Positive Trend ……ASI Gains 57 Basis Point                                                                               

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed positive as bulls dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.57% to close at 42,169.41. Similarly, Market Capitalization increased by N124 billion to close at N22.06 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 4.71%.

Sectors performance was Broadly Bullish

Performance across sectors was broadly bullish as 3 out of the 5 sectors closed in the green zone. Banking, Consumer goods and Industrial indices advanced by 2.11%, 0.94% and 0.21% respectively, on the back of buy interests recorded in the shares OF JBERGER (9.95%), UBN (6.14%), TRANSCORP (4.76%), GUINNESS (3.78%), ZENITH (3.03%), WAPCO (2.71%), GUARANTY (2.41%), UACN (1.88%), DANGSUGAR (1.21%) and UBA (0.56%)  among others. While Insurance (-0.56%) and Oil and Gas (-1.75%) indices closed in the red zone due to sell pressures in the shares of NIGERINS (-8.70%), MOBIL (-8.62%), VERITAS (-8.33%), NEM (-7.56%), CADBURY (-7.29%), LASACO (-6.67%), LIVESTOCK (-3.86%), ARDOVA (-2.78%), MBENEFIT (-2.13%) and FCMB (-1.20%) amongst others.

NASD Market

The NASD market closed negative after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) closed at 727.23. Consequently, Market Capitalization also closed negative at N521.80. Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 2299.35% while value increased by 2557.89%. Investors traded a total of 1,098,494 units of shares valued at N133.00 mn in 10 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 28th, 2021.

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Daily Financial Market Report for January 18, 2021

Equities market Closes on a Negative Note ……ASI Loses 23 Basis Point

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed negative as bears dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 0.23% to close at 41,082.38. Similarly, Market Capitalization decreased by N39 billion to close at N21.49 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 2.02%.

Sectors performance was Broadly Bullish

Performance across sectors was broadly bullish as 3 out of the 5 sectors closed in the green zone. Insurance, Banking and Oil and Gas indices advanced by 5.93%, 0.01% and 0.02% respectively, on the back of buy interests recorded in the shares CADBURY (10.00%), LIVESTOCK (9.95%), TRANSCORP (9.18%), MANSARD (5.62%), GUARANTY (1.82%), UACN (1.21%), VITAFOAM (1.10%), WAPCO (0.84%), ETI (0.77%) and OANDO (0.29%)  among others. While Industrial (-0.43%) and Consumer Goods (-0.62%) indices closed in the red zone due to sell pressure in the shares of JAPAUL (-6.58%), FLOURMILL (-5.49%), FBNH (-3.95%), FIDELITY (-1.81%), UBA (-1.62%), DANGSUGAR (-1.44%), ACCESS (-1.03%), DANGCEM (-1.01%), FCMB (-0.93%) and ZENITH (-0.57%) amongst others.

NASD Market

The NASD market closed positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) advanced by 0.60% to close at 744.46. Consequently, Market Capitalization also closed positive to close at N534.16. Market activity measured by aggregate volume increased by 208.61% while value decreased by 4.09%. Investors traded a total of  10.01mn units of shares valued at N10.76 mn in 2 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 18th, 2020.

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Daily Financial Market Report for January 15, 2021

Equity market Closes on a Bullish Note ……ASI Gains 52 Basis Point

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed positive as bulls dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.52% to close at 41,176.14. Similarly, Market Capitalization increased by N111 billion to close at N21.53 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 2.25%.

Sectors performance was Significantly Bullish

Performance across sectors was significantly bullish as all 5 sectors closed in the green zone. Insurance, Banking, Industrial, and Consumer Goods indices advanced by 4.12%, 1.74%, 0.08% and 0.11% respectively, on the back of buy interests recorded in the shares UACN (10.00%), JAPAULGOLD (9.35%), FLOURMILL (9.33%), DANGSUGAR (2.21%), UBA (2.21%), ACCESS (2.11%), FBNH (1.33%), WAPCO (1.28%), MTNN (1.19%), and GUARANTY (0.15%) among others. While Oil and Gas index closed in the red zone due to sell pressure in the shares of DAARCOM (-10,00%), ARDOVA (-9.84%), STERLING (-1.96%), HONYFLOUR (-1.61%), JAIZ (-1.43%), CAVERTON (-1.00%), LEARNAFRICA (-1.00%), NAHCO (-0.89%), ZENITH (-0.38%) and UNILEVER (-0.37%) amongst others. 

NASD Market

The NASD market closed positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) as it advanced by 0.07% to close at 741.47. Consequently, Market Capitalization also closed positive to close at N53202. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 26.38% while value decreased by 7.19%. Investors traded a total of  35,000 units of shares valued at N4.56 mn in 9 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 15th, 2020.

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Daily Financial Market Report for January 14, 2021

Equity market Closes on a Bullish Note ……ASI Gains 154 Basis Point

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed positive as bulls dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 1.54% to close at 40,963.14. Similarly, Market Capitalization increased by N325 billion to close at N21.42 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 1.72%.

Sectors performance was Significantly Bullish

Performance across sectors was significantly bullish as all 5 sectors closed in the green zone. Insurance, Oil and Gas, Banking, Industrial, and Consumer Goods indices advanced by 4.12%, 1.74%, 0.08% and 0.11% respectively, on the back of buy interests recorded in the shares MANSARD (9.42%), ARDOVA (9.25%), WAPCO (3.98%), ACCESS (3.83%), DANGSUGAR (3.56%), DANGCEM (3.04%), UBA (2.84%), FLOURMILL (2.39%), FBNH (2.04%), ZENITH (1.93%) and GUARANTY (1.85%) among others. 

NASD Market

The NASD market closed positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) as it advanced by 0.07% to close at 741.47. Consequently, Market Capitalization also closed positive to close at N53202. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 26.38% while value decreased by 7.19%. Investors traded a total of  35,000 units of shares valued at N4.56 mn in 9 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 14th, 2020.

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Daily Financial Market Report for January 13, 2021

Equity market Closes on a Bullish Note ……ASI Gains 11 Basis Point

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed positive as bulls dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.11% to close at 40,341.05. Similarly, Market Capitalization increased by N23 billion to close at N21.09 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 0.17%.

Sectors performance was Significantly Bullish

Performance across sectors was significantly bullish as all 5 sectors closed in the green zone. Insurance, Oil and Gas, Banking, Industrial, and Consumer Goods indices advanced by 4.12%, 1.74%, 0.08% and 0.11% respectively, on the back of buy interests recorded in the shares MANSARD (9.52%), JAPAUL (9.48%), MOBIL (9.43%), FLOURMILL(6.93%), GUINNESS (1.61%), ARDOVA (1.52%), WAPCO (1.35%), ACCESS (1.10%), ZENITH (0.39%) and SEPLAT (0.08%) among others. 

NASD Market

The NASD market closed flat after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) remained unchanged to close at 740.98. Consequently, Market Capitalization also remained unchanged to close at N531.67. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 97.09% while value increased by 150.11%. Investors traded a total of  47,544units of shares valued at N4.9 mn in 2 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 13th, 2020.

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Daily Financial Market Report for January 06, 2021

Equity market Closes on a Bullish Note ……ASI Gains 17 Basis Point

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed positive as bulls dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.17% to close at 40,465.15. Similarly, Market Capitalization increased by N36 billion to close at N21.16 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 50.75%.

Sectors performance was Significantly Bullish

Performance across sectors was significantly bullish as 4 out of the 5 sectors closed in the green zone. Insurance, Oil and Gas, Banking and Consumer Goods indices declined by 3.02%, 0.06%, 0.75%, 0.30% and 0.32% respectively, on the back of buy interests recorded in the shares JAPAUL (9.46%), REGALINS (9.09%), MANSARD (7.83%), VITAFOAM (2.86%), UBA (2.38%), OANDO (2.10%), ZENITH (2.03%), UCAP (1.63%), FBNH (0.69%) and FCMB (0.33%)  among others. While Industrial index remained unchanged.   

NASD Market

The NASD market closed positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) advanced by 0.14% to close at 742.72. Consequently, Market Capitalization also closed positive to close at N532.91. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 75.29% while value increased by 86.78%. Investors traded a total of 11,500units of shares valued at N574,400 in 3 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 6th, 2020.

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Daily Financial Market Report for January 05, 2020

Equity market Ends Second Trading day in 2021 on Bearish Note ……ASI Loses 183 Basis Point

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed negative for the second trading day in year 2021 as bears dominated proceedings in the market today. The benchmark All Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 1.83% to close at 40,396.14. Similarly, Market Capitalization decreased by N392 billion to close at N21.12 trillion while the Year-to-Date (YtD) returns settled at 50.50%.

Sectors performance was Significantly Bearish

Performance across sectors was significantly bearish as 4 out of the 5 sectors closed in the red zone. Banking, Oil and Gas, Industrial and Consumer goods indices declined by 2.98%, 0.03%, 2.74% and 0.32% respectively, on the back of sell interests recorded in the shares OANDO (-10.00%), FTNCOCOA (-9.72%), FBNH (-8.28%), FIDELITY  (-6.86%), UBA (-5.88%), ZENITH (-4.28%), FCMB (-3.83%), HONYFLOUR (- 3.03%), TRANSCORP (-3.03%) and STERLING (-2.38%) among others. While Insurance index advanced by 1.56% on the back of buy interests in the shares of NEM (9.72%), SOVRENINS (9.09%), CORNERST (6.78%) and LINKASSURE (3.85%).  

NASD Market

The NASD market closed positive after today’s trading activities as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) advanced by 1.18% to close at 741.67. Consequently, Market Capitalization also closed positive to close at N532.16. Market activity measured by aggregate volume decreased by 95.80% while value increased by 194.97%. Investors traded a total of 46,540 units of shares valued at N4.37 mn in 2 deals.

Please find here attached our Daily Financial Market update for today, January 5th, 2020.

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2021 Macroeconomic and Investment Outlook: A Glimmer of Hope

Dear Client/Reader, 

Kindly find attached our 2021 Macroeconomic and Investment Outlook “A Glimmer of Hope” to guide your investment decisions in 2021.

Below is our executive summary.

World powers and economies suffered deep recessions and economic rebounds within the space of months as financial markets plunged sharply in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. However, research breakthroughs on a medical solution to the Covid19 virus has been approved, and this holds the promise of a growth rebound in 2021. We expect a vaccine rollout in Q1’21, with the hope that normalcy can return to many countries. In addition, a more cordial and diplomatic relationship between the US and the rest of the world could positively influence global macroeconomic risks to the upside, enabling many countries to get back on the path of growth.

The World Bank projects that the global economy will expand by 4% in 2021, with the immediate policy priorities focused on controlling the spread of coronavirus and ensuring rapid and widespread vaccine deployment as well as strategic investments.

The Nigerian economy is projected to grow by 1.1% this year according to the World Bank. In 2021, we expect GDP growth to be buoyed by increased economic activity and some improvements in the oil market. Also sentiment for stocks depends on the direction of monetary policy, particularly in relation to the yield environment. A sharp reversal of rates is likely to trigger a sell-off in the equities market,

Accordingly, our projection for the Nigerian stock market in 2021 is that domestic interest, fueled by dividend expectations, is likely to sustain the market rally in Q1-2021. However, in the absence of foreign demand, we see a short-term bear market from Q2 to Q3-2021.

With over N5.1 trillion expected to mature in 2021 liquidity in the system will increase further. We expect that yields on CBN Bills alongside other rates will remain low in the early part of the year. However, we believe regulators will make efforts to increase rates in order to attract foreign capital into the economy. This will materialize in H2 2021. As the economy recovers; the market will experience improved activities in the year.

We envisage a year of significant positive return in the equity market and improved yields in the fixed income market. Our model portfolio projects such opportunities. 

Please click here to view our model portfolio for 2021.

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