FBN Holdings, Other Stocks Lift NGX Market Value by N2 Billion on Tuesday

FBN Holdings, Fidelity Bank, Zenith Bank, Linkage Assurance among others lifted the market value of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) by N2 billion on Tuesday. 

Trading session on the NGX on Tuesday 20th, 2022 witnessed some sell-off, especially in the blue-chip stocks. However, despite the sell-off, investors gained N2 billion in value as market capitalisation went up to N26.670 trillion. 

NGX All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 5.10 points, representing a growth of 0.01 percent to close at 49,445.31 points. 

Investors King analysis shows that the gains recorded in First Bank, Fidelity bank, Zenith Bank, Linkage Assurance, Briscoe Nigeria and six others were responsible for the marginal gain recorded on the Exchange today. 

R.T. Briscoe Nigeria led gainers with 10 percent to close at 33 kobo per share. First Bank of Nigeria Holdings followed with a gain of 5.00 percent to close at N10.50, while Linkage Assurance rose by 4.35 percent to call it a day at 48 kobo a share.

Also, Regency Alliance Insurance went up by 4.00 percent to close at 26 kobo. Mutual Benefits Assurance appreciated by 3.70 percent to settle at 28 kobo a unit.

Among gainers were Fidelity Bank and Jaiz Bank, the two added 2.05 percent and 1.20 kobo to close at N3.48 kobo and 84 kobo, respective.

Other stocks that appreciated on Tuesday include TransNational Corporation which appreciated by 95 percent to close at N1.06 kobo. Capital Hotel gained 29 percent to close at N3.41 kobo. Zenith Bank also garnered 25 percent to close at N19.80 kobo.

However on the losers side, TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria led the pack by 9.98 percent to close at N211.10. Learn Africa followed with a decline of 9.71 per cent to close at N1.86, while Honeywell Flour Mills shed 8.13 percent to close at N2.26, per share.