At the end of yesterday’s trading session at Nigeria’s stock exchange, Honeywell Flour Mills Plc recorded a loss of 8.00% amounting to N1.03 billion in market capitalization which can be attributed to sell-offs in the shares of the company.
The shares declined from N1.67 per share at the start of the trading day, to N1.54 per share, N0.02 higher than the lowest price traded at the close of the market yesterday.
The sell-offs witnessed in the company shares negatively influenced the company’s market capitalization from N13.24 billion to N12.21 billion at the end of trading activities, taking the depreciation to N1.03 billion.
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The Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX) ended the month of June on a positive note as bulls dominated proceedings in the market on the 30th of the month.
The ASI (All share Market Index) appreciated by 0.71% to close at 37,907.28 and the Market cap increased by N138 billion.
Nestle Nig Plc led the 20 gainers against 16 losers to close the day, taking the market breadth to 1.25x, reflecting a bullish market. However, month-on-month, the Nigerian Exchange ASI depreciated by 1.38% from 38,437.88 points in May 2021 to 37,907.28 in June 2021.
The situation was largely brought about by investors continuing to short their investments in equities to take positions in the Fixed Income space where rates are rising, in a bid to take shelter from the onslaught of Nigeria’s inflation rates.
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The value of the Nigerian equities declined below the N20 trillion mark last week to N19.627 trillion, following sustained profit taking in bellwether counters.
The market, which had declined by 1.30 per cent the previous week, posted another depreciation last week with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited All-Share Index falling by 2.56 per cent to close at 37,658.26, while market capitalisation shed N516 billion to close at N19.627 trillion.
The bears dictated proceedings in the local bourse in four of the five days while sell-offs in Airtel Africa Plc, Dangote Cement Plc, BUA Cement Plc and MTN Nigeria Plc pushed the market capitalisation below N20 trillion for the first time this year.
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