Nigeria’s stock market opened the week slightly lower as activity moderated on Monday following a positive close last week.
Investors transacted 232,944,695 shares worth N2.186 billion in 4,425 deals on Monday. Jaiz Bank was the most traded stock with 40,420,867 shares estimated at N36,171,892.05. This was followed by Access Bank’s 35,805,356 shares valued at N293,556,018.25
Analysis of each sector showed the banking sector appreciated by 25 basis points (bps) on a 4.65% increase in the value of Jaiz Bank, 2.38% gain in Unity Bank, 0.70% improvement in the worth of UBA and 0.65% appreciation of Sterling Bank’s shares. Fidelity Bank lost 0.65%.
Consumer goods lost 51bps as the value of NB dropped by 2.86%, even though Vitafoam and Honey Flour gained 8.37% and 1.10%, respectively.
The oil and gas dipped by 5bps on a 1.22% decline in the worth of Ardova stock. The industrial sector, however, closed flat.
The market value of all listed equities declined by N3 billion from N26.797 trillion it closed on Friday to N26.794 trillion on Monday.
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index lost 0.01% to 49,676.75 index points, down from 49,682.15 index points achieved on Friday.
The Exchange year-to-date return stood at 16.29% as 18 stocks gained points while 9 stocks lost points. See other details below.
Top Five Gainers
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| TRANSEXPR |
N 0.63 |
N 0.69 |
0.06 |
9.52 % |
| UPDCREIT |
N 3.25 |
N 3.55 |
0.30 |
9.23 % |
| MULTIVERSE |
N 2.40 |
N 2.62 |
0.22 |
9.17 % |
| VITAFOAM |
N 20.30 |
N 22.00 |
1.70 |
8.37 % |
| COURTVILLE |
N 0.48 |
N 0.52 |
0.04 |
8.33 % |
Top Five Losers
| Symbols |
Last Close |
Current |
Change |
%Change |
| CAVERTON |
N 1.15 |
N 1.04 |
-0.11 |
-9.57 % |
| JOHNHOLT |
N 0.89 |
N 0.81 |
-0.08 |
-8.99 % |
| JAPAULGOLD |
N 0.34 |
N 0.31 |
-0.03 |
-8.82 % |
| AIICO |
N 0.55 |
N 0.53 |
-0.02 |
-3.64 % |
| NB |
N 47.15 |
N 45.80 |
-1.35 |
-2.86 % |
Top Five Trades
| Symbols |
Volume |
Value |
| JAIZBANK |
40420867.00 |
36171892.05 |
| ACCESSCORP |
35805356.00 |
293556018.25 |
| FBNH |
23063532.00 |
251378892.30 |
| MBENEFIT |
19935090.00 |
6059349.50 |
| ZENITHBANK |
12450376.00 |
273664098.55 |