Nigerian Stock Market Statistics (Monday, 16th July, 2012)

Market Cap (N’bn) 7,335.39
Market Cap (US$’bn) 45.39
NSE All-Share Index 22,978.14
Daily Performance % 1.04
1 Week Performance % 3.55
YTD Performance % 10.84
Daily Volume (Million) 270.49
Daily Value (N’bn) 1.35
Daily Value (US$’m) 8.34
The week started off on a positive note as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index gained 104 basis points. UBA rallied mid-way into today’s session, with re-entries leading to a 4.6 per cent mark-up and closing demand suggesting a continuation of this trend tomorrow. Zenith Bank and Fidelity Bank were also on the up-tick, bagging 4.2 per cent and 4.6 per cent respectively. On the flip side, Diamond Bank shed a further 2.4 per cent and Union Bank lost 5.0 per cent. In the building materials sector, demand for Lafarge Wapco during the session firmed up its price as it inched up 3.6 per cent, recording the only gain in the sector. Dangote Cement, Ashaka Cement and CCNN however hovered around previous levels, recording no change at the close of the session. The petroleum marketing sector was also upbeat as Conoil, Eterna Oil and Forte Oil bagged gains in excess of 4.0% apiece; Oando also inched up slightly while others in sector recorded no change.