Nigerian Bourse Closes Week Positive +0.12%

February 25, 2022/InvestmentOne Report

Nigerian Stock Exchange Trading Floor. Image Credit: NGX

The Nigerian equities market closed in positive territory by 0.12% as NGX-ASI closed at 47,328.42pts. 

In today’s trade, market breadth index was positive with 21 gainers against 17 losers. 

ETRANZACT (+9.92%) was the top gainer, while CUTIX (-8.47%) led the losers today. 

FCMB (+0.66%) was the most actively traded stock with about 50million units of shares worth about N152million. 

Sector Performances

 NGX Banking Index: Increased by 0.25%, due to the buy interest witnessed in JAIZBANK (+5.48%)UNITYBNK (+2.04%) and ACCESS (+1.47%). 

  • NGX Consumer Goods Index: Rose by 0.15%, due to the gains printed in INTBREW (+4.76%), UNILEVER (+0.72%) and FLOURMILL (+0.63%). 
  • NGX Industrial Index: Declined by 0.02%, due to the losses printed in CUTIX (-8.47%). 
  • NGX Oil and Gas Index: Closed flat. 

Performance of key stocks

S/N

Stock

Current Price (N)

1-day change (%)

Week to date change (%)

Year to date change (%)

1

ACCESS

10.35

1.47%

0.00%

11.29%

2

DANGCEM

273.50

0.00%

0.00%

6.42%

3

FBNH

11.55

0.43%

1.32%

1.32%

4

FIDELITYBK

3.06

0.33%

1.32%

20.00%

5

GTCO

26.90

0.00%

2.67%

3.46%

6

MTNN

201.00

0.50%

0.75%

2.03%

7

UBA

8.70

0.00%

1.75%

8.07%

8

SEPLAT

859.90

0.00%

7.49%

32.29%

9

ZENITHBANK

26.95

-0.19%

0.56%

7.16%

10

OKOMUOIL

127.80

0.00%

0.00%

-10.00%

11

BUACEMENT

70.75

0.00%

0.00%

5.52%

12

AIRTELAFRI

1260.00

0.00%

0.00%

31.94%

The equities market closed northwards today due to the gains printed in the 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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