Nigeria’s listed equities value increased by N2.84trillion or 3.18 percent in week ended August 8.
This huge gain came despite that the market recorded its first negative on Friday after consecutive weeks of rally.
Insurance, consumer goods, industrial, oil & gas stocks were major drivers of the record gain in the review week while banking stocks were sold by investors for profit.
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Specifically, NGX Insurance Index increased by 41 percent in the review week, NGX Consumer Goods Index (+8.27 percent), NGX Industrial Index (+8.73 percent), NGX Oil & Gas Index (+0.17 percent), while NGX Banking Index closed the week lower by 0.75 percent.
The market’s return year-to-date (YtD) moderated to +41.61 percent as the week’s trading closes. Month-to-date (MtD), the market has risen by 4.21 percent.
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The market closed in the red zone on Friday, August 8 (-0.56 percent) as investors pull-back in rallying counters like MTNN, Wema Bank, Custodian, BUA Cement, Lafarge Africa failed to attract bargain hunters.
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and equities Market Capitalisation increased from preceding week’s close of 141,263.05 points and N89.373 trillion respectively to 145,754.91 points and N92.214 trillion.
Iheanyi Nwachukwu
Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with over 18 years journalism experience writing on banking, finance and capital markets. 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).
