The equity market on Thursday gained 0.16% closing the day in the positive position, recording an uptrend for the fist time this week. However, market breadth closed negative recording 23 losers against 20 gainers.
In summary, the All Share Index (ASI) gained 52.46 absolute points, representing an upturn of 0.16% to close at 32,354.78 points. Similarly, the Market Capitalization gained N18.08 billion, representing a growth of 0.16% to close at N11.15 trillion.
The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in medium and large capitalized stocks, amongst which are; OANDO (+4.97%), 7UP (+4.85%), UBA (+1.43%), ACCESS (+1.11%), SEPLAT (+1.08%), ZENITH (+0.99%), DANGCEM (+0.96%), FBNH (+0.33%) and ETI (+0.16%)
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MARKET STATISTICS- July 6, 2017 YTD: +20.39%
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Cap (N)
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11,151,096,461,822.81
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One Day(ASI CHG)
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+0.16%
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Index
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32,354.78
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One Week(ASI CHG)
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-2.75%
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Volume
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168,512,935
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One Month(ASI CHG)
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-0.85%
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Value (N)
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3,627,452,990.12
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Six Months(ASI CHG)
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+23.23%
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Deals
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3,536
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52 Weeks(ASI CHG)
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+11.89%
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Gainers
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20
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Losers
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23 |
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Un-Changed
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57
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Total
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100 |
Also, find in the ‘link’ Corporate Benefits & Relevant Dates reported thus far in 2017.
Foreign Exchange
The Naira at the inter-bank market closed at N306.20 against the US Dollar. The Investors and Exporters (I&E) FX window opened at N365.66 and closed at N366.00.
We expect the FX market to trade within the current range in the next session.
Money Market
OBB and Overnight rates closed at an average of 14.40% and 14.92% respectively and representing a downtrend of 81.62% and 81.48% from Wednesday’s closing position of 78.33% and 80.58%.
We expect money market to trade within the existing range in the next session.
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