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ALERT: 4.71% of FCMB’s Outstanding Shares Traded on NGX Today
At the close of trading today, a total volume of 932.89mln units of shares of FCMB Group Plc valued at N25.57bn were traded.
This represents 80.87% of the total market volumes of 1.15bn while the value of FCMB shares traded represents 49.68% of the total market value traded which was put at N7.03bn.
Furthermore, the volume traded represents 4.71% of FCMB’s total shares outstanding put at 19.80bn shares while the value of the shares traded also represents 5.04% of FCMB market capitalization of N69.31bn as of March 11, 2022.
A comparison of FCMB today’s volume traded with the previous day’s traded volume revealed that it increased by 6068%.
The share price of FCMB moved up by a tick size of +1.45% to close at N3.50k at the close of trading today.
Year-to-date, FCMB shares have moved up by +17.45% as against +11.05% YTD return recorded by the NGXASI, outperforming the broad market index by +6.40%.
We await further clarifications from the market on what the movement in shares represent.
Chart: 8 Days Share Price Movement and Volume Traded
Source: NSE
Table: 8 Days Share Price Movement and Volume Traded
| Date | Price (Naira) | Volume |
| 11-Mar-22 | 3.5 | 932,889,307.00 |
| 10-Mar-22 | 3.45 | 15,125,490.00 |
| 9-Mar-22 | 3.42 | 3,986,414.00 |
| 8-Mar-22 | 3.42 | 5,028,839.00 |
| 7-Mar-22 | 3.41 | 5,679,335.00 |
| 4-Mar-22 | 3.41 | 25,022,784.00 |
| 3-Mar-22 | 3.3 | 6,502,191.00 |
| 2-Mar-22 | 3.46 | 17,385,020.00 |
Source: NSE
Investors Gain N91.02bn WoW as NGXASI Inches up by 0.36% to Close the Week Positive
Equities market closed on a positive note, as NGXASI appreciated by +0.16% to close at 47,437.48 basis points as against +0.16% appreciation recorded previously. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) return currently stands at +11.05%.
Market breadth closed flat as NIGERINS led 21 Gainers as against 21 Losers topped by ROYALEX at the end of today’s session an unimproved performance when compared with previous outlook.
Market turnover closed positive as volume moved up by +341.02% as against -22.23% downtick recorded in the previous session. FCMB, ZENITHBANK and ACCESS were the most active to boost market turnover. FCMB and ZENITHBANK topped market value list.
FCMB leads the list of active stocks that recorded impressive volume spike at the end of today’s session.
