Ahead of the Christmas holidays, Nigeria’s stock market closed the week in the red zone. Thirty-three (33) equities appreciated in price during the review week, higher than 32 equities in the preceding week.

Twenty-five (25) equities depreciated in price, lower than 28 equities in the preceding week, while 99 equities remained unchanged higher than 96 equities recorded in the preceding week.

In the trading week ended December 24, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and Market Capitalisation depreciated by 0.21percent and 0.21percent to close the week at 42,262.85 and N22.060 trillion respectively.

Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Main Board, NGX Banking, NGX Insurance, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX MERI Growth, NGX Consumer Goods, and NGX Industrial Goods Index which appreciated by 0.44percent, 0.10percent, 1.85percent, 0.15percent, 0.56percent, 0.78percent, and 0.43percent respectively while the NGX ASeM, NGX Growth, and NGX Sovereign Bond Indices closed flat.

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The market recorded a total turnover of 965.061million shares worth N12.455 billion in 14,802 deals, in contrast to a total of 1.317 billion shares valued at N15.330 billion that exchanged hands the preceding week in 18,292 deals.

The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 574.223 million shares valued at N4.861 billion traded in 7,794 deals; thus contributing 59.50percent and 39.03percent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

The Conglomerates Industry followed with 246.783 million shares worth N 2.065 billion in 382 deals, and the Consumer Goods Industry, with a turnover of 30.307 million shares worth N1.669 billion in 2,157 deals.

Trading in the top three equities namely UACN Plc, FBN Holdings Plc, and Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 378,555 million shares worth N3.266 billion in 14,802 deals, contributing 39.23percent and 26.22percent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

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By Iheanyi Nwachukwu • December 30, 2021

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.

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