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Nigerian stock market extends growth as MPC retains lending rate

Bassey Udo by Bassey Udo
January 27, 2021
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Nigerian Stock market indicators rebound by 0.17%

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Transactions on the Nigeria’s capital market closed on a positive note on Wednesday for the third consecutive day, with further value appreciation by 0.83 percent.
At the close of business, the All-Share Index increased by 346.79 points, or 0.83 percent to close at 41,930.73 from 41,583.94 achieved on Tuesday.
Also, the market capitalization, which opened at N21.753 trillion, inched higher by N181 billion or 0.83 per cent to close at N21.934 trillion.
The market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalized stocks amongst which are; Airtel Africa, MTN Nigeria Communications, Lafarge Africa, Julius Berger and Fidson Healthcare.
Analysts at Cordros Capital Limited expressed optimism that the equities would maintain price rally due to retention of interest rate at 11.5 percent by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
“With the MPC maintaining the ‘lower-for-longer’ theme for rates, we expect a positive reaction in the equities market.
“Accordingly, we expect risk-averse investors to recalibrate their portfolio toward fundamentally sound stocks with attractive dividend yields.
“With the eagerly anticipated MPC meeting out of the way, we now expect investors’ attention to be focused on bond auction results as they seek clues on the direction of yields in the forex market,” they said.
Losers, gainers
Market breadth was positive with 35 gainers in contrast with 21 losers.
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance and Guinea Insurance drove the gainers’ chart in percentage terms, gaining 10 per cent each to close at 44k and 22k per share, respectively.
Fidson Healthcare followed with 9.90 per cent to close at N5.55 per share.
Champion Breweries improved by 9.79 percent to close at N2.58, while Lasaco Assurance appreciated by 9.76 percent to close at 45k per share.
On the other hand, Skyway Aviation Handling Company led the losers’ chart in percentage terms, losing 10 per cent to close at N2.88 per share.
Cornerstone Insurance followed with 9.72 percent to close at 65k, while Caverton Offshore Support Group shed 9.41 percent to close at N1.83 per share.
Universal Insurance dipped 8.70 percent to close at 21k, while FTN Cocoa Processors lost 8.33 percent to close at 55k per share.
Transactions in the shares of Transcorp dominated the activity chart with 57.24 million shares valued at N61.02 million.
Japaul Gold and Ventures followed with 52.04 million shares worth N40.28 million, while Zenith Bank traded 47.16 million shares valued at N1.24 billion.
FBN Holdings traded 38.08 million shares worth N284.69 million, while United Bank for Africa accounted for 32.54 million shares worth N291.73 million.
In all, the total volume of shares traded rose by 16.18 per cent with a turnover of 543.59 million shares valued at N7.32 billion exchanged in 6,770 deals.
This was in contrast with a total of 467.89 million shares worth N5.57 billion exchanged in 5,990 deals on Tuesday. (NAN)

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Bassey Udo is a Journalist, Communication & Media Practitioner PERSONAL DETAILS DATE OF BIRTH: March 3, 1965 GENDER: Male NATIONALITY: Nigerian GSM: +234 802 313 7335; 07032308000 EMAIL: bassey.udo@gmail.com CONTACT ADDRESS: Plot 743 Coral Park Street, Lugbe CRD, Abuja, FCT 900128 A multiple award winning investigative reporter with specialised interest in Business & Economy, Energy & Power, Oil, Gas, Mining & Extractive Industry, Environment & Climate Change, etc. at various times for some of Nigeria’s elite newspapers and magazines, including Post Express, NewsAfrica magazine, Independent, 234NEXT and Premium Times. A member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Society of International Law & Diplomacy (SILD). He is also a distinguished Alumnus of the U.S. International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) 2017.

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