Stock market investors’ lose 2.74 per cent in four trading days

Analysts predict further losses on bargain hunting
At the end of yesterday’s transactions on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the NSE All-share index and market capitalization depreciated by 2.74 per cent to close the week at 37,862.53 and N13.716 trillion respectively.
  
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of the NSE Insurance Index that appreciated by 3.55 per cent, while the NSE ASeM Index closed flat.Meanwhile, a total turnover of 1.097 billion shares worth N15.471 billion were recorded  in 16,288 deals by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.738 billion shares valued at N18.462 billion that was exchanged hands in 14,790 deals during the preceding week.
  
The drop in tutnover may, however be attributed to the one day holiday declared on Monday June 18th,  2018 to commemorate the Eid-al-Fitr celebrations.Specifically, the financial services industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 816.547 million shares valued at N9.425 billion traded in 9,263 deals; thus contributing 74.44% to the total equity turnover volume .
  
The consumer goods industry followed with 76.361 million shares worth N2.992 billion in 2,545 deals. The third place was occupied by the oil and gas industry with a turnover of 51.600 million shares worth N594.590 million in 1,744 deals.Trading in the top three equities namely – United Bank for Africa Plc, Zenith International Bank Plc and FBN Holdings Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 325.580 million shares worth N4.854 billion in 3,381 deals, contributing 29.68% to the total equity turnover volume.
  
Analysts at vetiva Reseatch said: “Sentiment this week was largely bearish, characterized by huge losses in select large caps. Though there is still some room for further losses, we foresee bargain hunting at week open as investors take position on depressed stocks.”
  
Further breakdown of last weeks trading showed that  a total of 61 units of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) valued at N899.80 executed in seven deals last week, compared with a total of 62,392 units valued at N1.004 million that was transacted last week in 13 deals.
  
A total of 370 units of Federal Government valued at N371,261.96 were traded this week in 3 deals, compared with a total of 9,850 units valued at N9.999 million transacted last week in 10 deals.
  
25 equities appreciated in price during the week, lower than 40 in the previous week. 44 equities depreciated in price, higher than 28 equities of the previous week, while 100 equities remained unchanged lower than 101  equities recorded in the preceding week.