By Dipo Olowookere
Shares of Oando, FBN Holdings and Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) were very busy on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week.
The trio were the most active, accounting for 2.3 billion units worth N17.4 billion in 3,645 deals, contributing 66.47 per cent and 56.27 per cent to the total trading volume and value respectively.
Data obtained by Business Post indicated that in the week, investors transacted 3.4 billion equities worth N30.9 billion in 21,109 deals in contrast to the 1.4 billion equities worth N27.9 billion traded in 19,990 deals in the preceding week.
A critical look into the activity chart revealed that, unlike the preceding session, energy stocks, mainly from a cross deal in Oando, topped with 2.0 billion units worth N13.5 billion traded in 1,350 deals, contributing 58.63 per cent and 43.50 per cent to the total trading volume and value respectively.
Financial equities dropped to second with 1.1 billion shares valued at N10.2 billion executed in 10,941 deals, while consumer goods shares occupied the third place for selling 183.8 million units worth N4.5 billion in 4,007 deals.
On the price movement chart, 29 stocks closed on the gainers’ side, higher than 15 stocks of the preceding week, while 36 shares finished on the losers’ end, lower than 49 shares of the earlier week, with 91 equities closing flat, lower than 92 equities of the previous week.
University Press was the best-performing stock, rising in the week by 27.83 per cent to N2.94. Ikeja Hotel rose by 17.39 per cent to N1.35, Honeywell Flour gained 16.81 per cent to trade at N3.96, Royal Exchange appreciated by 12.24 per cent to 55 kobo, while ABC Transport moved up by 10.00 per cent to 33 kobo.
On the flip side, UPDC was the worst-performing stock, losing 14.94 per cent to finish at N1.31. Cutix depreciated by 14.02 per cent to N2.76, MRS Oil depreciated by 9.87 per cent to N13.70, UPDC REIT fell by 9.82 per cent, while The Initiates dropped 9.76 per cent to 37 kobo.
When the market closed for the week, the All-Share Index (ASI) and the market capitalisation appreciated by 0.25 per cent and 0.24 per cent respectively to 43,308.29 points and N22.598 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX 30, NGX CG, banking, pension, NGX-AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Growth, consumer goods, energy and industrial goods indices, which depreciated by 0.43 per cent, 0.36 per cent, 0.29 per cent, 0.07 per cent, 0.16 per cent, 0.26 per cent, 2.00 per cent, 0.87 per cent and 0.03 per cent respectively, while the ASeM index closed flat.
Adedapo Adesanya