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Investors Lose N281.18bn as NGXASI Dips by 1.04%; Open Repo Rate Expands by 0.25% to Close at 15.00%; BDC Rate Appreciates to N705.00
1. EQUITIES MARKET
1.1 NGX – Listed Equities
Nigerian Equities Market maintained negative posture as sell pressure continues while the key market indicator closes below 50,000 psychological lines.
The NGX All-Share Index dipped further by 1.04% to close at 49,667.14 basis points as against 0.50% loss recorded to close at 50,188.55 basis points at the end of the previous trading session. In Naira terms, the NGX Market CAP records N281.18bn loss.
YTD, the NGXASI Stands at +16.27%
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The total volume traded declined by -75.14% to close at 206.22m, valued at N3.92bn and traded in 5,053 deals. TRANSCORP was the most traded stock by volume with 38.53m units traded while MTNN was the most traded stock by value which is put at N2.03bn.
Sectoral performance was negative as one (1) NGX sector index closed northward, fourteen (14) closed southward while three (3) closed flat. The NGX Oil and Gas Index inched up by 0.59% to top the gainers while the NGX AFRBVI Index dipped by -4.76% to top all sector indices otherwise.
Dangote index closed flat at 138.20 basis points while Elumelu index declined by -1.46% to close at 100.62 basis points.
At the close of trading, market recorded 10 gainers to 26 losers and 56 unchanged. RTBRISCOE topped the list of gainers while LASACO topped the list of losers. Thus, market breadth closed negative as the Market Breadth Index (MBI) is put at -0.29x.
Volume and Value Contribution
TRANSCORP led the volume’s chart with 18.68% contribution and closely followed by ZENITHBANK and CHAMS
Source: NGX
MTNN tops the value’s chart with 51.80% contribution and closely followed by ZENITHBANK and GTCO
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Source: NGX
NGX Corporate News
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has notified that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on July 27, 2022 duly considered and approved the Unaudited Financial Statements of the Company for the Half Year ended June 30, 2022 (H1,2022 Results). Consequently, the H1, 2022 Results will be filed on or before July 30 th, 2022 in line with the rules of NGX. The Closed Period for trading on the shares of the Company remains in force until 24 hours after the filing of the Financial Statements.
1.2 NASD OTC Exchange – Unlisted Equities
The NASD market index inched up by 0.86% to close at 782.44 basis points as against flat position recorded previously to close at 775.80 basis points
The total volume traded advanced by +2552.33% to close at 140,892 units valued at N6.81m and traded in 16 deals.
At the close of trading, NASD OTC market recorded one (1) gainer(s) to one (1) loser(s)
Volume and Value Contribution
SDCSCSPLC led the volume chart with 63.88% contribution
SDFCWAMO led the value chart with 50.95% contribution
NASD Earnings Summary
No Financial statement was released on the NASD OTC Exchange today.
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NASD Corporate News
No Corporate News was released on the NASD OTC Exchange today.
1.3 Global Indices
On the global scene, the Argentina MerVal Index leads the top five gainers with 3.15% gain while the Austria ATX tops the top five losers with -1.21% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
1.4 African Indices
Similarly, on the African scene, the Namibia NSX tops the top five gainers with 1.77% gain while the Nigeria All share Index tops the top five losers with -1.04% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
2. BONDS AND FIXED INCOME MARKETS
2.1 Debt Market Size
The FMDQ Debt Market Size was not available as of the time of finalising this report.
2.2 Overnight and Open Repo (OPR)
The overnight lending rate closed flat at 15.00% while the Open Repo (OPR) rate expanded by 0.25% to close at 15.00%
3. COMMODITIES MARKET
3.1 AFEX Indices
The AFEX ACI inched up by 0.30% to close at 470.57 points while the AEI also closed flat at 194.84 points
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3.2 AFEX Commodity Prices
Paddy Rice advanced by 3.29% to top the gainers’ chart while other commodities closed flat.
3.3 Global Commodity Prices
Gold recorded 0.80% gain while Silver also advanced by 3.39% as of 12:11 NY time
In the energy market, Brent advanced by 5.83% while WTI also advanced by 0.75% as of 11:12AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
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Source: Oilprice.com, Goldprice.org
4. CURRENCY/ FX MARKET
The naira appreciated by 0.88% at the I&E FX Window to close at N426.20/USD while the NAFEX rate depreciated by 0.19% to close at N454.18
Source: FMDQ, BDC
