Gains in MTN Nigeria and Dangote Cement drive N221BN surge in Market Cap

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The equity market rallied today by 1.74%, equivalent to N221bn in market capitalization, majorly as a result of price appreciation in MTNN and DANGCEM amongst other stocks. Market breadth closed positive, recording 15 gainers and 14 losers.

The All Share Index (ASI) gained 501.47 absolute points, representing a growth of 1.74% to close at 29,373.40 points. Similarly, Market Capitalization grew by N220.87 billion, representing an increase of 1.74% to close at N12.94 trillion.

MCNICHOLS emerged the top gainer while FO emerged as top loser.

The uptrend was impacted by gains recorded in large and medium capitalized stocks, amongst which are; MTNN (+10.00%), FCMB (+7.10%), GUINNESS (+2.96%), WEMABANK (+1.61%), DANGFLOUR (+1.24%), DANGCEM (+1.14%),  and ZENITHBANK (+0.26%).

MARKET STATISTICS

CAPN12,937,623,210,098.46One Day (ASI CHG)+1.74%
Index29,373.40One Week (ASI CHG)+3.12%
Volume214,420,669One Month (ASI CHG)-2.37%
ValueN7,932,132,129.25Six Months (ASI CHG)-8.84%
Deals4,64452 Weeks (ASI CHG)-27.42%
Gainers17Losers20
Unchanged69Total106
YTD Returns-6.54%

Source: NSEGTI Research

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

The Naira exchange rate at the official window closed at N306.90/$1, representing a 0.02%  against last Friday’s position.

The Investors and Exporters (I&E) FX window opened at N360.07, traded high at N361.50 and eventually closed at N360.72 representing a 0.06% depreciation as against last Friday’s closing position. A total of $212.58 million was transacted through the I&E window today.

MONEY MARKET

Overnight(O/N) rate closed at 5.71%, representing a 0.43% appreciation against last Friday’s closing position, while Open Buy-Back (OBB) rate closed at 5.00%, representing a 0.43%appreciation against last Friday’s closing position.

FIXED INCOME
SecuritiesP. CloseCloseChange
Bond937.54943.04+5.50 bps
T.Bills473.29520.10+46.81 bps
Note: BPS=> Basis Points

Source: FMDQGTI Research 

NASD OTC MARKET         

The NASD market sustained negative sentiment as the Unlisted Securities Index (USI) declined by 0.21% to close at 758.79 points against last Friday’s index. Similarly, Market Capitalization declined by N1.13 billion to close at N545.14 billion. Market activities measured by aggregate volume dipped by 25.28%, while the aggregate value grew by 72.76%  Investors traded a total of 110,400 units of shares valued at N13.08 million in 6 deals.

Five securities were traded on the OTC Platform today, which are SDAFRILAND, SDCSCSPLC, SDFOODCPT, SDNDEP and SDNIPCOPLC

Sector Performance            

Sector%    Change
NSE30-0.20
BANKING-1.08
CONSUMER GOODS0.04
INDUSTRIAL-0.04
INSURANCE1.81
LOTUS ISLAMIC0.31
OIL/GAS-1.11

Top 7 Gainers  

CompanyPcloseOpenCloseChange% Change
MCNICHOLS0.500.500.550.0510.00
MTNN108.90108.90119.7510.859.96
THOMASWY0.310.310.340.039.68
LIVESTOCK0.640.640.700.069.38
LINKASSURE0.440.440.480.049.09
UNIONDAC0.230.230.250.028.70
NEM2.202.202.360.167.27

Top 7 Losers   

CompanyPcloseOpenCloseChange% Change
FO28.3528.3525.55-2.80-9.88
ETRANZACT2.642.642.38-0.26-9.85
NEIMETH0.610.610.56-0.05-8.20
STERLNBANK2.502.502.30-0.20-8.00
ACCESS6.456.456.10-0.35-5.43
MBENEFIT0.220.220.21-0.01-4.55
ROYALEX0.240.240.23-0.01-4.17

 Top 7 Traders By Volume

CompanyVolumeValue(₦)Current Price
MTNN                            51,401,660                   6,155,348,785119.75
FBNH                            17,464,434                      122,249,7417.00
UBA                            17,201,499                      103,190,2596.00
NAHCO                            15,792,606                        49,920,8313.16
GUARANTY                            15,248,244                      464,492,20630.40
ACCESS                            15,140,514                        95,685,2726.10
ZENITHBANK                            12,696,393                      249,616,47819.65

Top 7 Traders By Value

CompanyVolumeValue(₦)Current Price
MTNN                            51,401,660              6,155,348,785.00119.75
GUARANTY                            15,248,244                 464,492,205.9530.40
NB                              4,926,567                 307,790,939.9062.50
ZENITHBANK                            12,696,393                 249,616,477.9019.65
FBNH                            17,464,434                 122,249,740.557.00
UBA                            17,201,499                 103,190,258.756.00
ACCESS                            15,140,514                   95,685,271.556.10