Nigerian Equities Market Begins Week Positive, Index Up +0.17%

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—–Boosted by Gains in Banking, Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas Sectors

November 22, 2021/InvestmentOne Report

The Nigerian equities market closed positive by 0.17% as NGX-ASI closed at 43,260.13 pts. 

In today’s trade, market breadth index was positive with 18 gainers against 16 losers. 

HONYFLOUR (+9.73%)  led the gainers, while TIP (-9.76%) was the top loser today. 

OANDO (+5.97%)  was the most actively traded stock with about 1.97 billion units of shares worth about N11.83 billion. 

Sector Performances

 NGX Oil and Gas Index: Rose by 1.27%, on the back of gains recorded in OANDO (+5.97%) and CONOIL (+2.53%). 

  • NGX Banking Index: Increased by 0.76%, due to the buy-interest recorded in ZENITHBANK (+1.26%), FIDELITY (+1.17%)ETI (+1.16%) and ACCESS (+1.11%).
  • NGX Consumer Goods Index: Inched up by 0.01%, as a result of the rise recorded in HONYFLOUR (+9.73%), CHAMPION (+3.83%) and PZ (+1.67%).
  • NGX Industrial Index: Declined by 0.14%, due to the losses recorded in CUTIX (-3.43%) and WAPCO (-2.20%).

 

Performance of key stocks

S/N

Stock

Current Price (N)

1-day change (%)

Week to date change (%)

Year to date change (%)

1

ACCESS

9.10

1.11%

1.11%

7.69%

2

DANGCEM

280.00

0.00%

0.00%

14.33%

3

FBNH

12.30

6.49%

6.49%

72.03%

4

FIDELITYBK

2.60

1.17%

1.17%

3.17%

5

GTCO

25.45

0.20%

0.20%

-21.33%

6

MTNN

190.00

0.00%

0.00%

11.83%

7

UBA

8.20

0.00%

0.00%

-5.20%

8

SEPLAT

721.20

0.00%

0.00%

79.27%

9

ZENITHBANK

24.20

1.26%

1.26%

-2.42%

10

OKOMUOIL

142.00

0.00%

0.00%

56.04%

11

BUACEMENT

74.50

0.00%

0.00%

-3.68%

12

AIRTELAFRI

915.00

0.00%

0.00%

7.42%

 

The equities market closed positive today due to the gains printed in the Oil and Gas, Banking and Consumer Goods sectors. Going forward, we expect investor’s sentiments to be swayed by the search for real positive returns and developments in the interest rate space. We reiterate that this may be a great period to pick up some quality names with a medium to long-term investment horizon.

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