MIDDAY UPDATE: Nigerian Stocks Inch Up +0.11% Driven by Banking Counters

May 14, 2020/InvestmentOne Update

ASI as at 12.00pm: +0.11%.

Market movers:   FIDSON (+9.62%), NPFMCRFBK (+9.46%)UNITYBANK (-8.33%) and CORNERST (-6.78%).

Sector Performances:   Banking (+0.97%), Consumer Goods (-0.33%), Industrial (-0.19%) and Oil & Gas. 

Market activity: In today’s early trade, total volume and value rose by 56% and 95% respectively compared to this time yesterday as investors have traded 70million units of shares worth about N661million. GUARANTY (+2.56%) is the most actively traded stock thus far with about 20million units of shares accounting for about 29% of the total volume.

Likely close: In the absence of significant losses in the prices of MTNN and DANGCEM, the market may close up today if the gains in Banking names persist.

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