Nigerian Stock Market Statistics (Thursday, 15th November, 2012)

Market Cap (N’bn) 8,395.91
Market Cap (US$’bn) 53.14
NSE All-Share Index 26,346.70
Daily Performance % 0.21
1 Week Performance % (1.66)
YTD Performance % 27.09
Daily Volume (Million) 394.93
Daily Value (N’bn) 2.39
Daily Value (US$’m) 15.14
The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index gained 21basis points today. The banking sector closed in positive territory though most top-tier banks recorded slim gains. First Bank struggled with glutting offers during the session however recurring demand at N15.00 prevented a decline as it closed with a 0.1 per cent mark-up, GTBank in the same vein moved up by 1 kobo hovering at N19.90 during the day’s proceeding. UBA recorded a 1.3 per cent mark-up while Zenith Bank was flat. Selling pressure trimmed off 4.7 per cent from Guinness as it tumbled to N251.85, a reserve on the part of buyers could lead to further losses tomorrow. NB and International Breweries however closed on the up-tick picking up 0.2 per cent and 3.1 per cent respectively. In other sectors Cadbury was up a further 0.8 per cent today, while Ashaka Cement also picked up 3.1 per cent.