Economy
Morgan Capital Emerges Most Active Stockbroker in April
By Dipo Olowookere
In the month of April 2020, Morgan Capital Securities Limited traded the highest number of stocks at the equity market.
According to data obtained by Business Post from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the brokerage firm headed by Mr Muyiwa Adeyemi, contributed to 15.56 percent of the total volume of shares transacted at the exchange last month.
Morgan Capital is loved by investors at the market because of its low commission fee, which is about 0.50 percent. The highest commission charged by stockbrokers is 1.35 percent.
During the month, Morgan Capital led the activity chart by volume by transacting a total of 2.114 billion units of equities.
On the second spot was Atlass Portfolios, which traded 1.398 billion shares, contributing 10.29 percent to the total volume.
It was gathered that CardinalStone Securities traded 866.9 million units to the volume, representing 6.38 percent; RenCap Securities exchanged 858.1 million shares to contribute 6.32 percent; CSL Stockbrokers traded 846.2 million stocks to contribute 6.23 percent; Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers sold equities 717.6 million to contribute 5.28 percent; Meristem Stockbrokers transacted 509.0 million shares to contribute 3.75 percent; FBN Quest Securities exchanged 456.1 million shares to contribute 3.36 percent; EFG Hermes traded 454.9 million equities to contribute 3.35 percent; while APT Securities and Funds transacted 278.0 million shares to contribute 2.05 percent.
Business Post learned that these 10 stockbroking companies were the most active in April 2020. They cumulatively traded 8.498 billion stocks, contributing 62.57 percent to the total equities transacted at the exchange during the period under review.
Also, in the data from the NSE, it was revealed that last month, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers was the best performing brokerage firm by the value of transactions it executed.
Shares worth N15.814 billion were bought and sold through the platform in April 2020, contributing 12.27 percent to the N79.408 billion trades carried out by top 10 stockbrokers at the market last month, which accounted for 61.61 percent of the total value of the market in the period.
During the month, EFG Hermes transacted stocks valued at N13.243 billion to contribute 10.28 percent, CSL Stockbrokers traded N12.223 billion equities to contribute 9.33 percent, RenCap Securities transacted N8.711 billion to contribute 6.76 percent, and Cardinal Stone Securities exchanged N7.092 billion equities to contribute 5.50 percent.
In addition, FBN Quest Securities traded N6.792 billion shares to contribute 5.27 percent, Morgan Capital transacted N5.616 billion stocks to contribute 4.36 percent, Meristem Stockbrokers exchanged N3.756 billion equities to contribute 2.91 percent, Cordros Securities traded N1.194 billion stocks to contribute 2.48 percent, while Tellimer Capital transacted N3.167 billion shares to contribute 2.46 percent.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The duo of MRS Oil and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc weakened the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by 0.68 per cent on Friday, June 5.
MRS Plc lost N19.00 during the session to sell at N171.00 per share compared with Thursday’s value of N190.00 per share, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc depreciated by N8.70 to finish at N181.68 per unit compared with the preceding session’s N190.38 per unit.
As a result, the market capitalisation further lost N22.59 billion to close at N2.607 trillion versus the N2.630 trillion it ended a day earlier, and the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) dropped 37.76 points to settle at 4,358.32 points, in contrast to the previous day’s 4,396.08 points.
The alternative stock market closed the last trading day of this week with a price gainer, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, which gained 6 Kobo to quote at N78.40 per share compared with the preceding session’s N78.34 per share. However, it could not prevent the market from going down at the close of business.
Yesterday, the volume of securities bought and sold by investors went down by 50.0 per cent to 140,345 units from the preceding day’s 280,714 units, the value of stocks decreased by 16.5 per cent to N17.9 million from the previous session’s N21.5 million, and the number of deals carried out by market participants fell by 35.7 per cent to 27 deals from the 42 deals recorded on Thursday.
When trading activities closed for the day, Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc remained the most active stock by value on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units exchanged for N8.4 billion, trailed by Infrastructure Credit Guarantee (Infracredit) Plc with 2.3 billion units sold for N6.5 billion, and CSCS Plc with 64.7 million units traded for N4.4 billion.
GNI Plc also ended the session as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, followed by Infracredit Plc with 2.3 billion units transacted for N6.5 billion, and Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units valued at N415.7 million.
By Dipo Olowookere
Renewed interest in financial stocks and others lifted the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited by 0.15 per cent on Friday.
Customs Street closed higher yesterday despite the 1.37 per cent loss recorded by the consumer goods sector as a result of profit-taking.
This was offset by gains in the other key sectors of the local bourse, as the insurance counter chalked up 1,14 per cent. The banking space appreciated by 0.90 per cent, the industrial goods segment grew by 0.46 per cent, and the energy sector expanded by 0.01 per cent.
Consequently, the All-Share Index (ASI) went up by 366.00 points to 242,593.31 points from 242,227.31 points, and the market capitalisation gained N235 billion to close at N155.594 trillion compared with the previous day’s N155.359 trillion.
The trio of International Energy Insurance, Abbey Mortgage Bank, and DAAR Communications improved by 10.00 per cent each yesterday to N7.26, N9.35, and N1.98, respectively, while Zichis advanced by 9.39 per cent to N32.38, with Sovereign Trust Insurance up by 8.70 per cent to N2.50.
On the flip side, Academy Press lost 9.84 per cent to quote at N8.25, University Press depreciated by 9.73 per cent to N5.10, Africa Prudential dipped by 2.63 per cent to N12.95, Chams crumbled by 2.44 per cent to N4.00, and International Breweries slipped by 1.59 per cent to N12.35.
Business Post reports that the market breadth index was positive during the session after recording 37 appreciating equities and 14 depreciating equities, implying strong investor sentiment.
Abbey Mortgage Bank led the activity chart with a turnover of 164.1 million units worth N1.5 billion, Ellah Lakes sold 76.7 million units for N767.2 million, Access Holdings transacted 44.8 million units valued at N1.1 billion, Linkage Assurance exchanged 23.0 million units worth N41.2 million, and The Initiates traded 20.2 million units for N562.1 million.
At the close of trades, market participants transacted 608.5 million units worth N32.0 billion in 53,826 deals versus the 588.5 million units valued at N27.9 billion executed in 57,352 deals in the previous session. This showed that the number of deals eased by 6.15 per cent, the volume of transactions rose by 3.40 per cent, and the value of transactions soared by 14.70 per cent.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Naira further depreciated against the United States Dollar by N3.46 or 0.25 per cent to N1,362.21/$1 from N1,358.75/$1 in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX) on Friday, June 5.
However, it appreciated against the Pound Sterling in the same market window during the session by N4.47 to trade at N1,823.59/£1 compared with the previous day’s N1,828.06/£1, and gained N7.00 against the Euro to sell at N1,574.58/€1, in contrast to Thursday’s closing price of N1,581.58/€1.
For another trading session, the Nigerian Naira maintained stability against the Dollar in the parallel market and the GTBank forex counter on Friday at N1,375/$1 and N1,372/$1, respectively.
The Naira is expected to remain strong in the near term, backed by a rise in external reserves, which are nearing $50 billion, enhancing analysts’ confidence about its outlook in the second half of 2026.
Heightened global uncertainty has reduced the incentive for importers and corporates to demand FX, as cautious trade weighs on import needs. Analysts estimate a $40 billion net FX position for the year, a projection anchored in oil windfall gains.
As for the cryptocurrency market, prices remained depressed following a strong US jobs report that spurred markets to price in higher-for-longer interest rates, sending Treasury yields and the dollar up while hammering stocks, especially AI-related names. Crypto markets saw heavy leverage washouts with about $1.6 billion in positions liquidated over 24 hours.
Ethereum (ETH) gave up 4.9 per cent to trade at $1,584.68, Solana (SOL) fell by 3.3 per cent to $63.22, Bitcoin (BTC) crashed by 1.9 per cent to $61,333.23, Dogecoin (DOGE) slipped by 1.8 per cent to $0.0821, and Ripple (XRP) moderated by 1.8 per cent to $1.09.
Further, TRON (TRX) dropped 1.6 per cent to sell at $0.3197, Binance Coin (BNB) slumped by 1.0 per cent to $581.18, and Cardano (ADA) declined by 0.4 per cent to $0.1589, while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) gained 0.07 to sell at $0.9997, and US Dollar Coin (USDC) closed flat at $0.9998.
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