MIDDAY UPDATE: Nigerian Stocks Up +0.13% on Gains in Banking, Consumer Names

May 20, 2020/InvestmentOne Update

ASI as at 12.00pm: +0.13%. 

Market movers:   LASACO (+8.70%), WAPIC (+6.90%)UNITYBNK (-9.62%) and NPFMCRFBK (-4.12%). 

Sector Performances: Banking (+0.72%), Consumer Goods (+0.06%), Industrial (-0.21%) and Oil & Gas.  

Market activity: In today’s early trade, total volume and value fell by 30% and 46% respectively compared to this time yesterday as investors have traded 100million units of shares worth about N810million. ZENITHBANK (+0.95%) is the most actively traded stock thus far with about 20million units of shares accounting for about 20% 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 and Consumer names persist.

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