Weekly Investment in Nigerian Stocks Rises to N22.7bn

By Dipo Olowookere

Nigerian stocks attracted N22.7 billion from investors last week, though the All-Share Index (ASI) and market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited depreciated by 0.16 per cent week-on-week to 47,202.30 points and N25.436 trillion respectively.

Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX 30, banking, pension, insurance, NGX AFR Bank, NGX AFR Div. Yield, NGX Meri Value, consumer goods, oil/gas, and industrial goods indices, which appreciated by 0.07 per cent, 2.34 per cent, 0.46 per cent, 1.51 per cent, 0.32 per cent, 4.78 per cent, 2.03 per cent, 1.35 per cent, 0.29 per cent, and 0.06 per cent, while the growth index closed flat.

Business Post reports that a significant number of the trades centred on Access Bank, GTCO and Fidelity Bank, accounting for 316.8 million shares worth N4.4 billion in 3,476 deals, contributing 23.80 per cent and 19.18 per cent to the total trading volume and value respectively

The total volume of transactions for the week stood at 1.3 billion shares, the total value was N22.7 billion, while the total number of deals was 24,039 deals.

When compared with the preceding week, it was observed that the trading volume was lower than the 1.8 billion shares recorded a week earlier, the trading value was higher than the N19.6 billion achieved in the earlier week and the number of deals was lower than the 27,822 deals recorded at the previous week.

In the week, financial stocks dominated with 886.1 million units worth N10.1 billion traded in 11.563 deals, contributing 66.60 per cent and 44.31 per cent to the total trading volume and value respectively.

Trailing were consumer goods stocks with 107.6 million units worth N4.472 billion in 3,833 deals, and conglomerates stocks with a turnover of 102.2 million units valued at N198.1 million executed in 1,008 deals.

On the price movement chart, there were 44 price gainers, higher than 42 of the preceding week, 31 price losers, lower than 35 of the earlier week, while 81 stocks closed flat, higher than 79 of the previous week.

SCOA Nigeria was the best-performing stock for the week with a price gain of 42.40 per cent to trade at N1.78, RT Briscoe gained 39.29 per cent to close at N39 kobo, Sunu Assurances rose by 30.00 per cent to 39 kobo, Guinness Nigeria appreciated by 24.61 per cent to N60.50, while Flour Mills improved by 10.62 per cent to N32.30.

On the flip side, Pharma-Deko was the worst-performing stock as its value dropped 16.67 per cent to N1.65, Okomu Oil lost 10.00 per cent to trade at N127.80, Juli depreciated by 9.89 per cent to sell for 82 kobo, Guinea Insurance declined by 9.09 per cent to 20 kobo, while PZ Cussons fell by 7.19 per cent to N6.45.