The Equity Market on Friday ended the week in the negative territory, shedding 0.59% to extend downtrend for the third consecutive day. Market breadth closed negative, recording 16 gainers against 37 losers.
In summary, the All Share Index (ASI) shed 249.48 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.59% to close at 41,935.90 points. Similarly, the Market Capitalization shed N89.25 billion, representing a loss of 0.59% to close at N15.00 trillion.
The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in medium and large capitalized stocks, amongst which are; FIDELITY (-9.41%), DANGSUGAR (-5.00%), UBA (-4.29%) ZENITH (-4.00%), DANGFLOUR (-3.13%), GUARANTY (-1.64%), ACCESS (-1.27%), and NESTLE (-1.08%).
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MARKET STATISTICS – March 16th, 2018 YTD: +9.66%
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Cap (N)
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15,001,863,703,267.10
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One Day(ASI CHG)
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-0.59%
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Index
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41,935.90
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One Week(ASICHG)
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-2.85%
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Volume
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426,729,311
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OneMonth(ASICHG)
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-1.65%
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Value (N)
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7,098,073,821.99
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Six Months(ASICHG)
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+19.79%
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Deals
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5,191
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52 Weeks(ASI CHG)
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+63.47%
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Gainers
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16 |
Losers
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37 |
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Un-Changed
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51
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Total
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104
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Kindly find in the ‘Link’ Corporate Benefits & Relevant Dates reported thus far in 2018.
Foreign Exchange
The Naira at the inter-bank ended the week at N305.75 unchanged from yesterday’s closing price. The Investors and Exporters (I&E) FX window opened at N360.06, traded high at N362.00 and eventually closed at N360.57 representing 0.14% depreciation against yesterday’s closing price. A total of $282.97million was transacted through the I&E window today.
We expect the FX market to trade within existing range in the next session.
Money Market
OBB and O/N rates closed at 11.83% and 12.92%, representing a 5.17% and 5.42% appreciation against yesterday’s closing position respectively.
We expect the money market to trade within existing range in the next session.
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