Stocks of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCo Plc), Zenith Bank, Access Bank and other leading financial institutions were the most traded on Monday at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).
Investors transacted 176,053,708 shares worth N2.271 trillion in 4,965 deals during the trading hours of Monday. GTCO was the most traded stock with 21,371,040 shares estimated at N426,794,706.30. This was followed by Zenith Bank’s 20,445,680 shares valued at N429,282,785.05.
Analysing each sector, the banking sector gained 19 basis points (bps) on the back of 9.30% gain in Unity Bank, 1.45% appreciationg of Zenith Bank and 0.30% improvement in Wema Bank. Sterling Bank and Fidelity Bank shed 3.23% and 1.89%, respectively.
The consumer goods sector lost 13bps as stock of Intbrew and Maybaker declined by 6.54% and 6.42%, respectively. However, stocks of Champion, Unilever and Honey Flour closed in the green.
Industrial sector shed 418bps on 9.96% decline in the value of Bua Cement while the oil and gas sector closed flat.
NGX All-Share index extended its decline by 0.83% to 49,950.32 index points, down from 50,370.25 index points it closed on Friday. The market value of all listed equities also declined to N26.936 trillion, respresenting a decline of N226 billion from N27.163 trillion it settled on Friday.
The Exchange year to date return moderated from 17.92% on Friday to 16.93%. See other details below.
Top Gainers
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| CAVERTON |
N 1.00 |
N 1.10 |
0.10 |
10.00 % |
| COURTVILLE |
N 0.40 |
N 0.44 |
0.04 |
10.00 % |
| CHAMPION |
N 3.65 |
N 4.00 |
0.35 |
9.59 % |
| UNITYBNK |
N 0.43 |
N 0.47 |
0.04 |
9.30 % |
| LIVESTOCK |
N 1.15 |
N 1.25 |
0.10 |
8.70 % |
Top Losers
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| BUACEMENT |
N 69.30 |
N 62.40 |
-6.90 |
-9.96 % |
| MCNICHOLS |
N 0.91 |
N 0.82 |
-0.09 |
-9.89 % |
| NEIMETH |
N 1.55 |
N 1.40 |
-0.15 |
-9.68 % |
| INTBREW |
N 5.35 |
N 5.00 |
-0.35 |
-6.54 % |
| MAYBAKER |
N 3.58 |
N 3.35 |
-0.23 |
-6.42 % |
Top Trades
| Symbols |
Volume |
Value |
| GTCO |
21371040.00 |
426794706.30 |
| ZENITHBANK |
20445680.00 |
429282785.05 |
| ACCESSCORP |
16784565.00 |
149668133.60 |
| FBNH |
14313464.00 |
153132806.80 |
| UBA |
14263232.00 |
100531057.85 |