Banking stocks drive NGX first gain this week

Nigeria’s equities market on Tuesday rose by 0.15 percent or N101billion, thereby recording its first positive close this week. Banking and oil & gas stocks help to redirect the Nigerian stock market northwards.

NGX Banking Index rose by 1.89 percent, while NGX Oil & Gas Index increased by 0.04 percent. Other key sectoral indices closed in red, the highest being NGX Insurance Index which was down by 4.07 percent.

VFD Group rallied most, from N62.70 to N66, adding N3.30 or 5.26 percent. It was followed by Abbey Mortgage Bank which increased from N5.15 to N5.58, adding 43kobo or 8.35percent, and Sterling Financial Holdings Company which increased from N4.82 to N5.15, adding 33kobo or 6.85 percent.

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In their views on what shapes the market on Thursday, research analysts at Lagos-based Vetiva had noted that given the prevailing negative momentum and continued selloffs across key sectors, they anticipated the market may extend its decline in Thursday’s trading session.

“Nonetheless, a short-term rebound remains possible, especially if bargain hunters begin to take positions in fundamentally strong counters trading at attractive levels,” they said.

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and equities market capitalisation increased from preceding day’s lows of 104,216.87 points and N65.488 trillion respectively to 104,376.73 points and N65.589 trillion. In 14,528 deals, investors exchanged 460,565,077 shares valued at N10.105billion.

The Nigerian market’s return this year has increased to +1.41 percent despite declining this week and this month by 1.08 percent and 1.22 percent respectively.

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Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. 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). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.