Trading at Nigeria’s stock market closed in positive territory for the fourth consecutive trading session this week. The All Share Index appreciated by 0.87% to close at 24,354.25 points, and investors gained N109.90 billion, as market capitalization closed at N12.692 trillion, thus reducing YTD loss to 9.27%.
The activity level mirrored the overall index, as total volume and value of shares exchanged increased by 1.16% and 28.23% respectively, to 431.58 million units and N5.26 billion.
FBNH was the most active in today’s trading. It boosted market turnover by 115.56 million units of shares, while GUARANTY was the most traded stock by value at N1.22 billion.
Market sentiment, as measured by market breadth, was positive with 21 gainers, led by CONOIL (+9.77%), as against 20 losers topped by REDSTAR (-5.00%).
Sector performance was mainly positive with four of the five indices recording gains. NSE Consumer Goods (+2.37%) led gainers among the sectors, along with Industrial (+1.96%), Insurance (+0.93%) and Oil & Gas Index (+0.57%), while Banking Index (-1.98%) lagged. NB (+5.76%) and NESTLE (+2.56%) recorded gains to lift the Consumer Goods Index.
Sustained buy interest in DANGCEM (+4.31%) drove the Industrial index, while CHIPLC (+9.09%) propped the Insurance Index. CONOIL and ARDOVA both gained +19.58% & to buoy the Energy index, while STERLNBK, FBNH and ZENITHBANK’s price depreciation impacted the Lenders’ Index.
The activity level mirrored the overall index, as total volume and value of shares exchanged increased by 1.16% and 28.23% respectively, to 431.58 million units and N5.26 billion.
FBNH was the most active in today’s trading. It boosted market turnover by 115.56 million units of shares, while GUARANTY was the most traded stock by value at N1.22 billion.
Market sentiment, as measured by market breadth, was positive with 21 gainers, led by CONOIL (+9.77%), as against 20 losers topped by REDSTAR (-5.00%).
Sector performance was mainly positive with four of the five indices recording gains. NSE Consumer Goods (+2.37%) led gainers among the sectors, along with Industrial (+1.96%), Insurance (+0.93%) and Oil & Gas Index (+0.57%), while Banking Index (-1.98%) lagged. NB (+5.76%) and NESTLE (+2.56%) recorded gains to lift the Consumer Goods Index.
Sustained buy interest in DANGCEM (+4.31%) drove the Industrial index, while CHIPLC (+9.09%) propped the Insurance Index. CONOIL and ARDOVA both gained +19.58% & to buoy the Energy index, while STERLNBK, FBNH and ZENITHBANK’s price depreciation impacted the Lenders’ Index.