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The Market Today

The ASI appreciated by 0.27% to close at 20,877.64 at the end of trading today.
The value of stocks traded depreciated by 34.45% while the volume increased by 32.88%.
The highest net bids were recorded by UBA, First Bank and Zenith Bank.
The highest net offers were recorded by Cornerstone Insurance, Unity Bank and ETI.
The Banking and Petroleum Marketing indices recorded the highest appreciation today.
The performance of the Banking index was led by GT Bank and Diamond Bank which gained 3.90% and 2.30% respectively today.
The Food, Beverages and Tobacco and Insurance indices recorded the largest decline today.
The performance of the Food, Beverages and Tobacco index was led by Cadbury Nig. and Dangote Sugar Refinery which lost 4.99% and 4.00% respectively today.

Last Updated 03 February 2012

The Market Today

03-Feb-12  

02-Feb-12  

Change (%)

NSE ASI

20,877.64  

20,822.00  

0.27% 

NSE Value traded (N' bn)

2.47 

3.77 

-34.45% 

NSE Value traded ($' mn)

15.22 

23.26 

-34.58% 

NSE Volume traded ('mn)

425.39 

320.14 

32.88% 

Banking sector value traded (N' bn)

1.09 

1.00 

9.60% 

Banking sector value traded ($' mn)

6.73 

6.13 

9.73% 

Banking sector volume traded ('mn)

316.91 

188.13 

68.45% 

Number of gainers

21 

22 

n/a 

Number of losers

27 

26 

n/a 


Stanbic IBTC sector indexes

03-Feb-12 

02-Feb-12  

Change (%)

Banking Index

16.29 

16.07 

1.37% 

Breweries Index

182.43 

182.95 

-0.28% 

Building Materials Index

72.42 

72.41 

0.01% 

Conglomerates Index

87.32 

87.54 

-0.25% 

Insurance Index

12.41 

12.48 

-0.56% 

Petroleum Marketing Index

28.60 

28.48 

0.42% 

Pension Index

41.84 

41.73 

0.26% 

Food, beverages and tobacco Index

49.46 

49.82 

-0.72% 

Nifty Forty Index

40.92 

40.78 

0.34% 


Gainers

Close (N)  

%  

Vol ('000)

OANDO

17.10 

4.91% 

6,656 

BERGER

9.30 

4.85% 

7,526 

AGLEVENT

1.39 

4.51% 

923 

CUTIX

1.40 

4.48% 

160 

GUARANTY

14.65 

3.90% 

7,871 


Losers

Close (N)  

%  

Vol ('000)

CADBURY

9.14 

-4.99% 

1,279 

CHEVRON

48.07 

-4.98% 

160 

CUSTODYINS

1.73 

-4.95% 

3,342 

JOHNHOLT

5.60 

-4.92% 

285 

UPL

3.09 

-4.92% 

132 



Country

Index

Value

Previous

Change (%)

Ytd

Egypt

Egypt Hermes Index

460.03  

460.03  

0.00% 

20.55% 

Indonesia

Jakarta Composite Index

4,015.95  

4,016.90  

-0.02% 

5.07% 

Kenya

Nairobi AS

68.05  

68.68  

-0.92% 

-2.14% 

Mexico

Mexico Bolsa Index

37,711.20  

37,709.60  

0.00% 

1.71% 

Nigeria

All Share Index

20,877.64  

20,822.00  

0.27% 

0.71% 

Pakistan

Karachi All Share Index

8,314.78  

8,270.82  

0.53% 

5.83% 

Phillipines

PSEi Phillipine SE Index

4,758.57  

4,822.08  

-1.32% 

8.84% 

South Korea

Kospi Index

1,972.34  

1,984.30  

-0.60% 

8.03% 

Turkey

ISE National 100

60,367.30  

59,021.50  

2.28% 

17.75% 

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange

401.74  

401.61  

0.03% 

14.28% 

W. Africa

BRVM COMPOSITE

141.92  

140.76  

0.82% 

2.19% 

W. Africa

BRVM 10

164.01  

162.23  

1.10% 

3.48% 

Sources: NSE, Stanbic IBTC Research, Bloomberg, Nairobi Stock Exchange

Please note that apart from the Stanbic IBTC Sector and Pension Indices as well as NSE ASI whose values are as at today 25 January 2011 all the other indices are as at the last trading day.
The Stanbic IBTC sector and pension indices are market capitalisation-based indices and were set to an initial value of 100 on 31st December 2007.

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