Nigerian Stock Market Sheds N409 Billion Last Week

Investors in the Nigerian stock market lost N409 billion last week after weeks of bullish run following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic restructuring.

During the week, investors traded 2.933 billion shares worth N47.449 billion in 44,654 deals against a total of 2.644 billion shares valued at N45.450 billion that exchanged hands in 44,189 deals in the previous week.

The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart with 1.955 billion shares valued at N26.384 billion that were traded in 21,707 deals. Therefore, contributing 66.67% and 55.61% to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively.

The Oil and Gas Industry followed with 281.356 million shares worth N5.307 billion that exchanged hands in 4,423 deals. In third place was the Conglomerates Industry, with a turnover of 280.586 million shares worth N1.763 billion in 3,079 deals.

United Bank for Africa Plc, Transnational Corporation Plc and Access Holdings Plc were the three most traded equities in the week. The three accounted for 1.026 billion shares worth N13.649 billion that were transacted in 9,733 deals and contributed 34.98% and 28.77% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

The NGX All-Share Index declined by 1.10% to close the week at 67,395.74 index points from 68,143.34 index points reported in the previous week while market capitalization depreciated by the same 1.10% or N409 billion to close the week at N36.886 trillion.

Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Insurance, NGX MERI Growth and NGX Growth which appreciated by 0.46%, 0.55% and 4.15% respectively while the NGX ASeM index closed flat.

Thirty-two equities appreciated in price during the week lower than fifty-two equities in the previous week. Fifty-three equities depreciated in price higher than thirty-five in the previous week, while seventy equities remained unchanged, higher than sixtyeight recorded in the previous week.