Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) Trading Summary for Thursday, October 31, 2024

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Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) Trading Summary for Thursday, October 31, 2024

Today’s trading session on the NGX saw significant market activity, with 532.89 million shares traded in 9,047 deals, representing a market value of NGN 8.84 billion. This volume indicates a slight 1% decline compared to the previous day, while turnover dropped by 42% and the number of deals fell by 10%.

Market Capitalization

The current market capitalization stands at NGN 59.2 trillion.

Market Breadth

Total equities traded: 125

Gainers: 24 stocks

Losers: 26 stocks

Top Gainers

1. Sunu Assurances Nigeria: +10%, closing at NGN 2.09 per share.

2. Eunisell Interlinked: +9.89%

3. University Press: +9.74%

4. Cornerstone Insurance Company: +9.6%

Top Losers

1. Aradel Holdings: -10%, closing at NGN 495.10 per share.

2. Veritas Kapital Assurance: -10%

3. Secure Electronic Technology: -9.09%

4. RT Briscoe: -8.96%

High Trading Volumes

United Bank for Africa (UBA) led in volume with 74.3 million shares.

UAC of Nigeria: 55.1 million shares

Chams: 53.3 million shares

Jaiz Bank: 46 million shares

NGX Market Indices

All-Share Index (ASI): Declined by 372 points (-0.38%) to 97,651.23. This represents:

1-week loss: -1.55%

4-week gain: +0.6%

Year-to-date gain: +30.6%

Other indices performance:

NGX Top 30: -0.03% today; -1.15% for the week; +31.45% YTD.

NGX Oil & Gas: +1.27% today; +1.35% weekly; +121.22% YTD.

NGX Insurance: +1.12% today; +0.87% weekly; +39.02% YTD.

NGX Banking: +0.28% today; -0.2% weekly; +10.3% YTD.

NGX Pension: +0.04% today; -0.57% weekly; +29.72% YTD.

NGX Premium: +0.02% today; -1.61% weekly; +24.92% YTD.

Summary
Today’s trading on the NGX reflects a mixed performance with notable gains in some sectors, like Oil & Gas, while the All-Share Index faced a minor decline. Noteworthy trading volumes were recorded in prominent stocks such as UBA and UAC, while the Insurance sector showed solid gains among its listed equities.