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Investors Lose N101.07bn as NGXASI Dips by -0.35%; Debt Market Size Declines by 0.04%; BDC Rate Depreciates to N599
Equities
NGX
Nigerian Equities Market maintained negative sentiment at the end of today’s trading session.
The NGX All-Share index dipped by -0.35% to close at 52,756.62 basis points as against the -0.29% loss recorded at the end of the previous trading session. In Naira terms, the NGX Market CAP records N101.07bn loss
YTD, the NGXASI Stands at +23.50%
The total volume traded advanced by +253.76% to close at 1.32bn, valued at N7.72bn and traded in 6,449 deals. FCMB was the most traded stock by volume with 775.09 million units traded, while FCMB was the most traded stock by value which is put at N2.96 billion.
Sectoral performance was broadly positive as three (3) NGX sector indices closed northward, thirteen (13) closed southward while two (2) closed flat. The NGX Growth Index topped with +0.55% gain as against NGX MERIVAL Index which dipped by -1.30%
Gote index closed red with -0.07% loss recorded to close at 156.08 basis points while Toni index also closed red with -0.06% loss recorded to close at 117.38 basis points.
At the close of trading, market recorded 20 gainers to 26 losers and 62 unchanged. PZ topped the list of gainers as FLOURMILL topped the list of losers.
Volume and Value Contribution
FCMB led the volume chart with 58.55% contribution and closely followed by JAIZBANK and TRANSCORP.
FCMB led the value chart with 38.31% contribution and closely followed by GTCO and MTNN.
NGX Earnings Summary
No Financial statement was released on the NGX today.
NGX Corporate News
United Capital Plc has notified of the resignation of Ms Tokunbo Ajayi as a Non-executive Director of the financial services company.
Pharma Deko Plc has notified it will hold its AGM on June 02, 2022 at Palm Grove House No 1 Shagamu Avenue Ilupeju, Lagos at 12noon.
NASD OTC Exchange
The NASD market index dipped by -0.03% to close at 807.33 basis points as against the -0.02% loss recorded previously.
The total volume traded advanced by +138.64% to close at 145,884 units valued at N1.32mln and traded in 11 deals.
At the close of trading, NASD OTC market recorded 0 gainer (s) to 1 loser(s)
Volume and Value Contribution
SDCBANCO led the volume chart with 78.83% contribution
SDCSCSPLC led the value chart with 34.03% contribution
NASD Earnings Summary
Air Liquide Nigeria Plc released its Q4 2021 Financial statement on NASD OTC Exchange today.
NASD Corporate News
No Corporate News was released on the NASD OTC Exchange today.
Global Indices
On the global scene, the Hong Kong Index leads the top five gainers with 3.27% gain while the Nigerian All Share Index tops the top five losers with -0.35% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
African Indices
Similarly on the African scene, the Namibia Index tops the top five gainers with 2.05% gain while the Tunisian Index tops the top five losers with -0.21% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
Bonds and Fixed Income Markets
Debt Market Size
The FMDQ Debt Market Size declined by 0.04% to close at N27.30trn from N27.31trn.
Overnight and Open Repo (OPR)
The overnight lending rate advanced by 3.25% to 11.50% while the Open Repo (OPR) rate also moved up by 3.42% to close at 11.25%
Commodities Market
AFEX Index
Trading on the AFEX Commodities Exchange closed positive at the end of today’s session. The ACI moved up by +0.63% to close at 473.32 basis points as against previous figure of 470.35 while the AEI closed flat at 204.07 basis points
AFEX Commodity Prices
Sorghum moved up by 9.84% to close at N247.18 while Maize dropped by 12.39% to close at N205.00
Global Commodity Prices
Gold recorded 0.32% loss while Silver advanced by 0.69% as of 12:32 NY time
The two energy commodities, Brent and WTI both declined by 0.37% and 0.52% respectively as of 11:31AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Currency/ FX Market
The naira appreciated at the I&E FX Window by 0.71% to close atN418.50/USD while the NAFEX rate depreciated by 0.09% to close at N416.61.
