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Investors unmoved by inflation deceleration as Nigerian equity market dips 1.66%

Investors in the Nigerian equity market did not respond positively to the drop in the country’s information rate as the market declined 1.66% on Tuesday on the back of selloffs in AIRTELAF, STANBIC, and GUARANTY.

The All-Share Index fell 1.66% to 38,507.33 points, YTD loss worsened to -4.4% while market capitalisation declined ₦339.8bn to ₦20.1tn. Trading activity strengthened as volume and value traded rose 2.9% and 3.0% respectively to 297.3m units and ₦3.6bn. The most traded stocks by volume were ACCESS (43.1m units), STERLING (33.2m units), and ZENITH (25.9m units) while UHOMREIT (₦695.9m), ZENITH (₦602.2m), and MTNN (₦381.5m) led by value.

The AFR-ICT index led laggards, down 4.8% due to sell-offs in AIRTELAF (-10.0%).

Similarly, the Consumer Goods index fell 0.2% following price depreciation in INTBREW (-1.8%), FLOURMILL (-1.0%), and DANGSUGAR (-0.3%). Conversely, the Insurance and Banking indices rose 0.4% and 0.2% respectively due to buying interest in MANSARD (+2.3%), NEM (+3.9%), ACCESS (+3.1%), and ZENITH (+0.9%).

Also, the Oil & Gas index inched higher by 0.1% on the back of bargain hunting in OANDO (+1.7%).

CWG (+9.7%), BERGER (+6.7%), and REDSTAREX (+4.2%) led gainers while AIRTELAFR (-10.0%), OKOMUOIL (-9.4%), and CORNERSTONE (-9.1%) led decliners. In the next trading session, we expect the market to sustain its bearish performance as investors take profit.

Felix Oloyede

Felix Oloyede is a Mass Communication graduate with 19 years experience in journalism. He has worked with TheWeek Magazine; Mirror Newspapers; West Africa BusinessNews and BusinessHallmark Newspaper. Oloyede has covered different news beats ranging from crime; arts; politics; commerce and industries to finance and economy. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa. He has also attended different trainings on Media Communication at the Lagos Business School.

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