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ASUU gives fresh conditions to end strike
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Investors Gain N104.54bn as NGXASI Inches up by 0.39%; Overnight Rate Contracts by 1.00% to Close at 8.67%; IEFX Rate Appreciates to N429.44
- EQUITIES MARKET
1.1 NGX – Listed Equities
Nigerian Equities Market erased previous day loss to close in the green zone as the key market indicator inches up by 193.82bps amid positive market breadth
The NGX All-Share Index inched up by 0.39% to close at 49,836.51 basis points as against 0.07% loss recorded to close at 49,642.69 basis points at the end of the previous trading session. In Naira terms, the NGX Market CAP records N104.54bn loss.
YTD, the NGXASI Stands at +16.67%
The total volume traded advanced by +191.66% to close at 367.34m, valued at N3.24bn and traded in 3,725 deals. STERLNBANK was the most traded stock by volume with 162.45m units traded while MTNN was the most traded stock by value which is put at N873.29m.
Sectoral performance was broadly negative as fourteen (14) NGX sector index closed northward, one (1) closed southward while three (3) closed flat. The NGX Consumer Goods Index inched up by 1.80% to top the gainers chart while the NGX Insurance Index dipped by 0.10% to top the losers’ chart.
Dangote index inched up by 0.11% to close at 128.39 basis points while Elumelu index also inched up by 0.95% to close at 108.24 basis points.
At the close of trading, market recorded 20 gainers to 11 losers and 67 unchanged. GUINNESS topped the list of gainers while CHIPLC topped the list of losers.
Thus, market breadth closed positive as the Market Breadth Index (MBI) is put at 0.13x.
Volume and Value Contribution
STERLNBANK led the volume’s chart with 44.22% contribution and closely followed by ACCESSCORP and UBA
MTNN tops the value’s chart with 26.98% contribution and closely followed by AIRTELAFRI and FBNH
NGX Corporate News
Ardova Plc notifies that it will hold its 43rd AGM at Southern Sun Hotel, 47 Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday 27 September 2022 at 10am
1.2 NASD OTC Exchange– Unlisted Equities
The NASD market index inched up by 0.13% to close at 763.49 basis points as against 0.13% gain recorded to close at 762.49 basis points
The total volume traded advanced by +27267.00% to close at 9.34m units valued at N122.86m and traded in 7 deals.
At the close of trading, NASD OTC market recorded three (3) gainer(s) to zero (0) loser(s)
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 Russia MICEX Index leads the top five gainers with 3.92% gain while the Philippines PSEi Index tops the top five losers with -1.59% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
1.4 African Indices
Similarly, on the African scene, the Ghana GSE Index tops the top five gainers with 1.16% gain while the Egypt EGX 30 Index tops the top five losers with -1.32% loss as of 4pm Nigerian Time
- BONDS AND FIXED INCOME MARKETS
2.1 Debt Market Size
The FMDQ Debt Market Size dipped by 0.10% to close at N29.23trn as against previous figure of N29.26trn
2.2 Overnight and Open Repo (OPR)
The overnight lending rate contracted by 1.00% to close at 8.67% while the Open Repo (OPR) rate also contracted by 1.00% to close at 8.00%
- COMMODITIES MARKET
3.1 AFEX Indices
The AFEX ACI declined by 0.32% while AFEX AEI closed flat.
3.2 AFEX Commodity Prices
Maize advanced by 1.73% to top the gainers’ chart while Paddy Rice declined by 0.38% to top the losers’ chart.
3.3 Global Commodity Prices
Gold recorded 0.21% loss while Silver also declined by 1.41% as of 11:47 NY time
In the energy market, Brent declined by 1.10% while WTI also declined by 0.73% as of 10:51 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
- CURRENCY/ FX MARKET
The naira appreciated by 0.36% at the I&E FX Window to close at N429.44/USD while the NAFEX rate depreciated by 0.67% to close at N428.53
Fidelity Bank Plc Reports N23.31bn PAT in Q2 2022 Audited Results, Proposes 10 kobo Dividend (SP: N3.04k
Fidelity Bank Plc released its Q2 2022 Audited results for the period ended June 30th, 2022.
Key Highlights
- Gross Earnings grew by 37.9% from N112.30bn to N154.84bn.
- Profit before tax stood at N25.08bn
- Profit after tax stood at N23.31bn
- Share Price Currently Stands at N3.04k
