Investors Gain N96.08bn as NGXASI Inches up by +0.34%; Overnight Rate Expands by 0.08% to 7.08%; IEFX Rate Depreciates to N420.25
1. EQUITIES MARKET
1.1 NGX – Listed Equities
Nigerian Equities Market maintained positive posture as market sentiment remained green at the close of trading today.
The NGX All-Share index inched up by +0.34% to close at 53,086.46 basis points as against +0.18% gain recorded at the end of the previous trading session. In Naira terms, the NGX Market CAP records N96.08bn gain
YTD, the NGXASI Stands at +24.28%
The total volume traded advanced by +167.03% to close at 755.62m, valued at N8.90bn and traded in 4,297 deals. FBNH was the most traded stock by volume with 610.41m units traded, while FBNH was also the most traded stock by value which is put at N6.78m.
Sectoral performance was broadly positive as ten (10) NGX sector indices closed northward, six (6) closed southward while two (2) closed flat. The NGX Premium Index inched up by +0.83% while the NGX Insurance Index dipped by -0.44% to top all sector indices otherwise.
Dangote index closed flat at 144.30 basis points while Elumelu index closed green with +0.28% gain recorded to close 116.71 basis points.
At the close of trading, market recorded 19 gainers to 12 losers and 75 unchanged. CONOIL topped the list of gainers ABCTRANS topped the list of losers. Thus, market breadth closed positive.
Volume and Value Contribution
FBNH led the volume chart with 80.78% contribution and closely followed by FLOURMILL and WAPIC.
Source: NGX,
FBNH led the value chart with 76.11% contribution and closely followed by FLOURMILL and ZENITHBANK.
Source: NGX
NGX Earnings Summary
No Financial statement was released on the NGX today.
NGX Corporate News
Airtel Africa Plc has announced the purchase of 58 MHz of additional spectrum spread across 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600 MHz bands, for a gross consideration of $42m. This additional spectrum will support its 4G expansion in the market for both mobile data and fixed wireless home broadband capability, providing significant capacity to accommodate its continued strong data growth in the country.
1.2 NASD OTC Exchange – Unlisted Equities
The NASD market index inched up by +1.15% to close at 761.24 basis points as against -1.28% loss recorded previously.
The total volume traded advanced by +8.63% to close at 153,075, units valued at N11.64m and traded in 9 deals.
At the close of trading, NASD OTC market recorded 1 gainer(s) to 1 loser(s)
Volume and Value Contribution
SDFCWAMCO led the volume chart with 46.55% contribution
SDFCWAMCO led the value chart with 58.15% contribution
NASD Earnings Summary
No Financial statement was released on the NASD OTC Exchange today.
NASD Corporate News
No Corporate News was released on the NASD OTC Exchange today.
1.3 Global Indices
On the global scene, the Hong Kong Index leads the top five gainers with 2.71% gain while the Jakarta Index tops the top five losers with -1.20% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
1.4 African Indices
Similarly on the African scene, the Zimbabwe Index tops the top five gainers with 1.23% gain while the Egypt EGX-30Index tops the top five losers with -0.43% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
2. BONDS AND FIXED INCOME MARKETS
2.1 Debt Market Size
The FMDQ Debt Market Size advanced by 0.18% to close at N27.77trn from previous figure of N27.72trn
2.2 Overnight and Open Repo (OPR)
The overnight lending rate advanced by 0.08% to close at 7.08% while the Open Repo (OPR) rate also declined by 0.33% to close at 6.33%
3. COMMODITIES MARKET
3.1 AFEX Indices
The ACI grew by +0.21% to close at 476.78 basis points as against previous figure of 475.78 while the AEI declined by 0.77% to close at 196.43 basis points as against previous figure of 197.95 basis points.
3.2 AFEX Commodity Prices
Maize, Paddy Rice and Sorghum all advanced by 22.63%, 10.08% and 5.76% respectively while other commodities closed flat.
3.3 Global Commodity Prices
Gold recorded 0.38% loss while Silver advanced by 0.68% as of 11:36 NY time
In the energy market, Brent declined by 0.70% while WTI also declined by 0.87% as of 10:37AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Source: Oilprice.com, Goldprice.org
4. CURRENCY/ FX MARKET
The naira depreciated at the I&E FX Window by 0.12% to close atN420.25/USD while the NAFEX rate also depreciated by 0.22% to close at N419.35.
Source: FMDQ, BDC
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PASAN officials blocked the entrance of the National Assembly which also led to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Supreme Court.
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Airtel Africa Plc Acquires DRC Spectrum for a Gross Consideration of $42m
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces the purchase of 58 MHz of additional spectrum spread across 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600 MHz bands, for a gross consideration of $42m.
The licence for paired spectrum in the 2100 band comes up for renewal in September 2032. All the other licences continue until July 2036.
This additional spectrum will support our 4G expansion in the market for both mobile data and fixed wireless home broadband capability, providing significant capacity to accommodate our continued strong data growth in the country.
DRC is the largest country by area in our portfolio and our second largest market by population. This investment reflects our continued confidence in the tremendous opportunity inherent in the DRC, supporting the local communities and economies through furthering digital inclusion and connectivity.
