As investors continued to take positions in blue-chip companies, Nigerian stocks started the final trading week of August on a strong note, extending gains from the previous session.
The All-Share Index (ASI) closed at 66,151.38 index points, up 0.90% from the 65,558.91 index points it had at the end of the previous trading day.
Gaining N324 billion to close at N36.205 trillion, or N0.90 percent more than the N35.881 trillion reported in the previous trading session, the market capitalization of stocks saw an increase.
Market Indices
Below are the market indices as traded yesterday (August 28, 2023):
NGX ASI: 66,151.38 points
% Day Change: +0.90%
% YTD: +29.07%
Market Cap: N36.205 trillion
Volume Traded: 311.12 million
Value: N3.92 billion
Deals: 7,193
Performance stocks
The market breadth ended the day in the positive territory, with Transcorp (10.00%) leading gainers and CWG (-10.00%) leading losers, while Access Holdings was the most actively traded equity in terms of volume.
311.12 million units of shares were exchanged today, which was 12.61% fewer than during the previous trading day’s session.
Top gainers and top losers
With gains of +10.00% apiece, Transcorp, Thomaswy, and Dangote Sugar were at the top of the list of gainers.
CWG, JOHN HOLT, and NEM, who each lost -10%, -9.80%, and -9.54%, respectively, were at the top of the list of losers.
Best-Trading Stocks
Compared to the 356.02 million shares exchanged during the previous session, yesterday’s (August 28, 2023) volume of trading was lower at 311.12 million units of shares.
Access Holdings topped the volume chart with 43.70 million units traded. The top 3 traded equities for today were Transcorp (28.50 million) and Dangote Sugar (16.03 million).
The top three companies in terms of value traded were Transcorp (N181.73 million), Access Holdings (N703.33 million), and Dangote Sugar (N820.84 million).
