Cadbury continues impressive run as NGX appreciates by 0.54% 

Cadbury Nigeria Plc had another strong day on the NGX, surging by 9.82% and ending the week with a closing share price of N24.05. This reflects an impressive 42.3% gain for the week. 

The NGX also closed today, January 12, in the bullish zone as the All-Share Index appreciated by 0.54%, gaining 445.88 points, to close at 83,042.96 points.  

Equities gained N243 billion, as the market capitalization appreciated by 0.54% to reach N45.442 trillion, from yesterday’s N45.199 trillion.  

In terms of trading volume, there was a 32% decline to 600.63 million units from yesterday’s 877.28 million units. And in terms of value, there was a 37% decline to N9.098 billion, from yesterday’s N14.41 billion.  

Market Indices  

Here are the market Indices for today’s trading session  

NGX All-Share Index: 83,042.96 points  

% Day Change: +0.54%  

Day’s Lowest: 82,587.83 points  

Day’s Highest: 83,084.99 points  

% YTD: +11.00%  

Market Cap: N45.44 trillion  

Volume Traded: 600.63 million units  

Value Traded: N9.10 billion 

Top Gainers  

• SUNUASSUR: +10.00% to close at N1.43 
• MBENEFIT: +10.00% to close at N0.77 
• IKEJAHOTEL: +9.96% to close at N8.61 
• UNILEVER: +9.94% to close at N18.25 
• CADBURY: +9.82% to close at N24.05  
• LASACO: +9.73% to close at N2.48 

Top Losers  

• IMG: -9.15% to close at N13.40 
• UPDC: -7.26% to close at N1.66 
• CUTIX: -5.00% to close at N2.66 
• OMATEK: -5.00% to close at N0.95  
• FTNCOCOA: -4.76% to close at N2.00  
• NEIMETH: -4.04% to close at N1.90  

Top Traded Stocks  

In terms of trading volume, TRANSCORP (+3.36%) led with 54.44 million units, ACCESSCORP (-0.53%) led with 44.98 million units, UBA (+0.65%) with 33.53 million units, UNIVINSURE (+8.82%) with 33.30 million units, and STERLINGNG (-1.53%) with 33.21 million units.  

Regarding value, ACCESSCORP (-0.53%) led with N1.27 billion, ZENITHBANK (-1.15%) with N1.17 billion, UBA (+0.65%) with N1.06 billion, TRANSCORP (+3.36%) with N752.74 million, and SEPLAT (0.00%) with N663.74 million.  

SWOOTs and FUGAZ Update  

Trading sentiment was quite positive for stocks worth over N1 trillion, as BUAFOODS (+3.41%), FBNH (+1.63%), UBA (+0.65%), and GTCO (+1.89%) recorded price gains, while BUACEMENT (-0.63%) recorded price loss.  

AIRTELAFRI, MTNN, DANGCEM, and SEPLAT recorded no price changes.  

ACCESSCORP (-0.53%) recorded a slight price decline to fall below the N1 trillion market cap level.