Intraday Update: Nigerian Equities Gain +2.49% Driven by Blue Chips

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January 19, 2024/InvestmentOne Update

ASI as at 12.00pm: +2.49%

Top Gainers and Losers: BUACEMENT (+10.00%), MAYBAKER (+9.99%), PZ (-9.95%) and ROYALEX (-9.64%).

Sector Performances: Industrial (+9.20%), Oil & Gas (+0.53%), Consumer Goods (+0.40%) and Banking (-0.87%).

Market activity: In today’s trade, total volume and value decreased by 40% and 12% respectively, when compared to this time yesterday, as investors have traded about 310 million units of shares worth N5.30 billion.

TRANSCORP (-1.56%) is the most traded stock by volume with about 42 million units of shares accounting for 14% of the total volume.

BUACEMENT (+10.00%) is the most traded stock by value worth about N844 million worth of shares accounting for 16% of the total value.

Likely close: In the absence of any significant upward movement in the share prices of AIRTELAFRI, DANGCEM and MTNN, the market should close positive.

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