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Investors lose N713 billion in April as NSE ends trading with N135 billion loss

Fakoyejo Olalekan by Fakoyejo Olalekan
May 1, 2019
in Business News, Company News, Markets
Investors lose N713 billion in Nigerian Stock Exchange, Bargain hunting in stock market
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Investors have lost N713 billion in April 2019 after the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed the month lower than the market capitalisation and the All Share Index it opened the month of April with.

The stock market opened the month of April with a market capitalisation of N11.672 trillion  and an All Share Index of 31,041.42 basis points. However, it closed with a market capitalisation of N10.959 trillion and ASI of 29,159.74bps on the last trading day of the month.

The total investment lost reached N713 billion after the nation’s stock market recorded N135 billion loss on Tuesday, the last trading day in April.

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On Tuesday, the ASI shed 1.22 percent to close at 29,159.74bps as the gains recorded in 26 stocks were offset by major losses recorded in 19 stocks.

Major losses were recorded in Dangote Cement Plc, Nestlé Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc.

The number of deals recorded: A total of 543.924 million stocks valued at N8.2 billion were traded in 4,682 deals, representing an 87.4 per cent and 278.8 per cent increase in volume and value traded, respectively, as the year-to-date return worsened to -7.22 per cent.

The top traded stocks by volume: Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc (132.328 million units), FBN Holdings Plc (68.783 million units), Unilever Nigeria Plc (50.470 million units), Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (41.441 million units) and Dangote Flour Plc (37.882 million units).

The top traded stocks by value: Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (N1.86bn), Unilever (N1.56bn), GTBank (N1.38bn), Dangote Flour (N712m) and FBN Holdings (N497m).

Performance across sectors was largely bullish as three of five indices closed on a positive note.

The oil and gas index was the highest gainer, up by 1.50 per cent following buying interest in Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc and Forte Oil Plc.

Also, the insurance index advanced by 0.11 per cent on the back of major gains recorded in Lasaco Assurance Plc.

The banking index recorded a marginal gain of 0.08 per cent due to major gains in Zenith Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc.

Declining indices: The industrial goods index led decliners, down by 3.19 per cent as a result of profit-taking activities in Dangote Cement Plc and Cement Company of Northern Nigeria.

The consumer goods index declined by 0.67 per cent as a result of major losses witnessed in Nestlé and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc.

Meanwhile, Investor sentiment, as measured by market breadth (advance/decline ratio), strengthened to 1.4x from 1.0x recorded on Monday, the report said.

The top performers: UACN Property Development Company Plc, Japaul Oil and Maritime Services Plc and Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc, which gained 10 per cent each; and Forte Oil Plc and Dangote Flour Mills Plc, whose respective share prices gained 9.97 per cent and 9.94 per cent.

The top five losers: Cutix Plc, Goldlink Insurance Plc, Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, Unity Bank Plc and Nascon Allied Industries Plc, which saw their share prices shed 9.76 per cent, 9.09 per cent, 8.79 per cent, 5.88 per cent and 4.74 per cent, respectively.

Despite loss of billions, the stock market will record bargain hunting activities: While it’s not a talent possed by many, some sure knows how to pick stocks that are worth more than they are valued in the market, and Analysts at Afrinvest Securities Limited said there will be activities of such, though the analysts didn’t state to what extent the bargain hunting activities will be.

“In the near term, we expect to see bargain hunting activities due to the attractive entry prices of several fundamentally-sound stocks in the market, although this may be short-lived in the absence of major growth triggers in the economy.”


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Olalekan is a certified media practitioner from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ). In the era of media convergence, Olalekan is a valuable asset, with ability to curate and broadcast news. His zeal to write was developed out of passion to shape people’s thought and opinion; serving as a guideline for their daily lives. Contact for tips: fakoyejo.olalekan@nairametrics.com.

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