Nigerian Stock Market Statistics (Tuesday, 26th June, 2012)

Market Cap (N’bn) 6,814.72
Market Cap (US$’bn) 41.94
NSE All-Share Index 21,347.17
Daily Performance % (0.05)
1 Week Performance % 1.26
YTD Performance % 2.97
Daily Volume (Million) 231.69
Daily Value (N’bn) 1.72
Daily Value (US$’m) 10.58
The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index lost 5basis points. FCMB inched up gradually during the session bagging 3.2 per cent at the end of trading; closing demand also exceeded available offers and could lead to further appreciation. Top-tier banks however hovered around current levels with slight dips and spikes. On the flip side, Diamond Bank and Union Bank lost 0.9 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively. In the food and beverages sector, selling pressure trimmed off 3.4 per cent from Flour Mills while market sentiments were skewed to the sell side at the close of the session; Nascon also shed marginal points. Dangote Flour and Dangote Sugar however bagged 3.4 per cent and 1.8 per cent respectively with sentiments skewed to the buy side during the day’s proceeding. The building materials sector went to the bears today, Ashaka Cement and CCNN lost 0.7 per cent apiece, however demand for Ashaka Cement could reverse this loss.