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Nigerian Stock Market Sheds N281 Billion as Uncertainty Ahead of General Elections Heightened

The Nigerian stock market has taken a hit, with N281 billion lost last week

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The Nigerian stock market has taken a hit, with N281 billion lost last week. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) suffered a decline from N29.591 trillion recorded in the previous week to N29.310 trillion last week. The decline can be attributed to the current economic uncertainty ahead of Nigeria’s general elections.

During the week, investors traded a total of 751.990 million shares worth N20.575 billion in 15,822 deals, compared to a total of 944.293 million shares valued at N22.710 billion that exchanged hands in 18,615 deals in the previous week. The financial services industry led the activity chart with 508.517 million shares valued at N6.212 billion traded in 6,877 deals.

The Consumer Goods Industry followed with 86.346 million shares worth N4.806 billion in 2,562 deals, and in third place was the Industrial Goods Industry, with a turnover of 34.305 million shares worth N3.635 billion in 1,305 deals. The top three most traded equities in the week were Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, and FBN Holdings Plc.

The NGX All-Share Index also depreciated by 0.96% from 54,327.30 index points achieved in the previous week to 53,804.46 index points last week. Market capitalization depreciated by 0.95% to close at N29.310 trillion. The year-to-date return moderated to 4.98%, see the details of top gainers and losers below.

In addition, all other indices finished lower except NGX Premium, NGX Insurance, NGX MERI Growth, NGX Consumer Goods, NGX Oil and Gas, NGX Industrial Goods, and NGX Growth indices, which appreciated. The NGX ASeM and NGX Sovereign Bond indices, however, remained flat.

The uncertainty surrounding the upcoming elections is the primary reason for the stock market’s setback. This has resulted in investors taking a cautious approach and holding back on making significant investments. The decline in the stock market is likely to continue until there is more clarity on the outcome of the elections.

Is the CEO and Founder of Investors King Limited. He is a seasoned foreign exchange research analyst and a published author on Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur.com, Investorplace, and other prominent platforms. With over two decades of experience in global financial markets, Olukoya is well-recognized in the industry.

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NGX Loses N5.7bn as Market Indicators Drop 0.01%

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The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) declined by N5.7 billion on Thursday as a key performance indicator shed by 0.01%.

The All-Share Index (ASI) reduced by 9.95 basis points to close at 97,477.19 points from 97,487.14 points and the market capitalisation closed at N56.014 trillion compared with midweek’s N56.020 trillion.

Total volume and total value traded fell by 22.01% and 33.07% respectively.

Investors traded approximately 277.75 million units valued at N4.6 bullion were transacted across 7,091 deals.

Fidelity Bank was the most traded stock in terms of volume, accounting for 15.62% of the total volume of traded on the Nigerian Exchange. Other volume drivers include UBA (11.06%), Zenith Bank (9.21%), Lasaco (7.97%), and Access Corporation (6.65%) to complete the top 5 on the volume chart.

Zenith Bank emerged as the most traded stock in value terms, accounting for 20.59% of the total value of traded on the exchange.

Given the market direction, the market breadth closed par, recording 22 gainers and 22 losers.

Regency Alliance topped the advancers’ chart with a price appreciation of 10.00 percent, trailed by Caverton which gained +9.73%. Other gainers include Royal Exchange (+8.70%), ABC Transport (+8.20%), UPL (+7.14%), Guinness (+6.21%) and 16 others.

Daar Communication was the top loser, with a price depreciation of -10.00%. Other decliners include Livestock Feeds declining by 9.88%to N3.10. Sunu Assurances lost 9.7% to trade at N1.58, Fidson depreciated by 9.71% to N13.95, and Consolidated Hallmark Insurance crashed by 9.29% to N1.27 among 16 others.

The market sector performance was negative, as three of the five major market sectors were down, led by the banking sector, which dropped by 0.22%.

Also, the oil & gas sector dipped by -0.13% while the consumer goods sector fell by 0.05% and the industrial and insurance sectors closed flat.

The loss witnessed across these sectors can be tied to profit-taking by investors as the wider Nigerian macroeconomic environment became tougher due to inflationary pressures triggered by another hike in the price of petrol in the country, which will translate to denying investors’ pockets.

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Nigerian Stock Market Extends Losses By 0.1%, Investors Count N56bn Loss

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The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) sustained its bearish trend on Wednesday, October 9, as investors lost N56 billion after the equities market dropped 0.10%.

The equity capitalisation crashed to N56.02 trillion from N56.07 trillion recorded by the bourse on Tuesday.

The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) decreased to 97,487.14 points from 97,584.81 recorded the previous trading day.

The market breadth was negative as 15 stocks advanced and 38 stocks declined, while 72 stocks remained unchanged in 8, 582 deals.

On the flip side, the top three losers were Ellah Lakes, ABC Transport and Eterna as they shed 9.84%, 9.63%, and 8.52% each to close at N4.40, N1.22 and N24.70 from the previous N4.88, N1.35, and N27.00 per share.

Lasaco, Mecure, and Julius Berger led other gainers with 10%, 9.47%, and 9.33% growth each in share prices to close at N2.53, N9.25, and N164.00 from the previous N2.30, N8.45, and N150.00 per share.

On the volume index, Fidelity Bank led trading with 66 million shares valued at N988 million in 279 deals followed by United Bank for Africa (UBA) which traded 38 million shares valued at N1 billion in 758 deals and Sterling Bank traded 33 million shares valued at N179 million in 156 deals.

On the value index, UBA recorded the highest value for the day trading stocks worth N1 billion in 758 deals followed by Fidelity Bank which traded equities worth N988 million in 279 deals and Oando traded shares valued at N934 million in 1,098 deals.

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Nigerian Exchange Dips as All-Share Index Falls 0.12%, Loses N70 Billion in Market Cap

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The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed in the red on Tuesday after the All-Share Index dropped 0.12 percent or 122 points to close at 97,584.81 index points, against the 97,706.70 index points reported on Monday.

Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N56.146 trillion lost N70 billion to close at N56.076 trillion.

Market breadth closed negative with 29 losers and 26 gainers while 64 stocks remained unchanged.

Guinness led the losers’ chart by 10 percent followed by African Prudential, International Breweries, CWG, and UPDC after their share value declined by 9.86%, 9.0%, 6.98%, and 5.95%, respectively.

The top gainers included Regal Insurance, PZ Cussons Nigeria, Cutix, Deap Capital Management & Trust and The Initiates as their share prices advanced by 10.00%, 8.78%, 5.60%, 5.59%, and 5.26%, respectively.

Analysis of the market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 39.92%

A total of 719.11 million shares valued at N8.34 billion were exchanged in 9,435 deals, compared to 1.31 billion shares valued at N5.96 billion traded in 10,424 deals recorded in the previous session.

On the volume index, Wapic Insurance led trading with 402 million shares valued at N321 million in 28 deals followed by Fidelity Bank which traded 49 million shares valued at N760 million in 706 deals and Access Corporation traded 25 million shares valued at N500 million in 379 deals.

On the value index, Seplat recorded the highest value for the day trading stocks worth N2.2 billion in 151 deals, Fidelity Bank traded equities worth N760 million in 706 deals, and Oando traded shares valued at N758 million in 708 deals.

As a result, the Year-To-Date (YTD) return decreased by 30.51%

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