Nigerian stock market closed today on a positive note, gaining by +0.06% to close at 23,709.44 points as against -1.06% recorded previously. Its market capitalization stands at N12.36 trillion.
In addition, Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently on the Nigerian bourse stood at -10.78% at the close of Wednesday trading session.
- The performance was lifted by strong gains in the Oil and Gas sector, with MOBIL (+9.94%) and TOTAL (+6.75%) firmly closing in the positive territory.
- The Oil and Gas (+2.66%) index led sectoral performances today; petroleum products marketing giant MOBIL (+9.94%) closed the day near its limit up.
- The Insurance (+1.92%), Banking (+0.63%) and Consumer Goods (+0.39%) sectors were similarly lifted by gains in MANSARD (+8.23%), GUARANTY (+2.14%) and UNILEVER (+9.96%) respectively. Meanwhile, the Industrial Goods (0.00%) index traded flat today.
- On the activities chart, FBNH (+1.05%) dominated proceedings today, finishing as the most traded stock by both volume and value, after trading 50.8 million units worth N242.1 million.
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Top gainers
MOBIL up 9.94% to close at N176.9; UNILEVER up 9.96% to close at N12.7; TOTAL up 6.75% to close at N102.8; STANBIC up 2.63% to close at N29.25, and GUARANTY up 2.14% to close at N21.45.
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Top losers
CHAMPION down 6.17% to close at N0.76; FIDSON down 2.85% to close at N2.39; UPDCREIT down 1.47% to close at N3.35; MTNN down 1.43% to close at N110; and UBA down 0.82% to close at N6.05.
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Outlook
Nigeria’s stock market finished higher for the first time in four days. Trading activity was also encouraging. However, Nairametrics recommends that investors be cautious in buying stocks for short-term purposes only, on the basis that price volatility is increasing.
