{"id":108,"date":"2009-06-05T20:26:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T18:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/daily-stock-market-analysis-of-5th-may-09\/"},"modified":"2009-06-05T20:29:26","modified_gmt":"2009-06-05T18:29:26","slug":"daily-stock-market-analysis-of-5th-may-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/daily-stock-market-analysis-of-5th-may-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Stock Market Analysis of 5th May 09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investors may have resumed another round of profit taking activity in the capital market, which resulted in the lowering of market indicators.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">For three consecutive days, market indices have been on the slide as many stocks were depreciated in value. This trend is quite visible in the banking sub-sector which had been the prime driver of the bullish trend witnessed in the recent past.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-share index today dropped by 1,345.91 points or 4.56 percent to stand at 28,168.89 points in contrast to 29,514.80 points posted in yesterday&#8217;s transaction.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Moreover, market patronage in terms of <strong>Volume<\/strong> of shares exchanged by investors rose by 5.29 million ordinary shares or 1.06 percent when compared with the position in the preceding day. In essence, an aggregate of 500.52 million ordinary shares were traded in 10,955 deals today as against a volume of 500.23 million traded in 15,060 deals in yesterday trading.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Turnover by <strong>Value <\/strong>was on the downswing today as it closed<strong> <\/strong>at N3.61 billion; a N1.08 billion or 23.03 percent dropped as against N4.69 billion worth of stocks traded yesterday.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Market Capitalization <\/strong>of the listed 207 equities dropped by N96.09 billion or 1.43 percent to close the day at N6,621.34 billion in contrast to N6,717.43 billion in yesterday trading. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Table 1<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Market Statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"460\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\"><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>05\/06\/2009<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"99\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Yesterday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>04\/06\/2009<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"top\"><strong>%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\"><strong>NSE All-<\/strong><strong>Share Index<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\" valign=\"top\"><strong>28,168.89<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"99\" valign=\"top\"><strong>29,514.80<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"top\"><strong>-4.56<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Total <\/strong><strong>Deals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\" valign=\"top\"><strong>10,955<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"99\" valign=\"top\"><strong>15,060<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"top\"><strong>-27.26<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Volume <\/strong><strong>Traded <\/strong><strong>(M)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\" valign=\"top\"><strong>505.52<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"99\" valign=\"top\"><strong>500.23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"top\"><strong>1.06<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Value <\/strong><strong>Traded<\/strong><strong> (N&#8217;B)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\" valign=\"top\"><strong>3.61<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"99\" valign=\"top\"><strong>4.69<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"top\"><strong>-23.03<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Turn <\/strong><strong>Over R<\/strong><strong>atio %<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\" valign=\"top\"><strong>0.07<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"99\" valign=\"top\"><strong>0.07<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"top\"><strong>0.00% Change Point<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Mkt. <\/strong><strong>Capt.<\/strong><strong> (N&#8217;B)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"21\" valign=\"top\"><strong>6,621.34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"99\" valign=\"top\"><strong>6,717.43<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\" valign=\"top\"><strong>-1.43<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Chevron Plc<\/strong> lead the top gainers list as the stock added N4.74 or 5.00 percent to its share price to close the market at N99.55 from its opening price of N94.81.<strong> Nigeria Breweries<\/strong><strong> Plc <\/strong>came second on the list, having gained N2.30 or 4.60 percent as it opened and closed the day at N50.00 and N52.30 respectively.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Table 2<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\" valign=\"top\">Stock<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">Opening<\/p>\n<p>Price<\/p>\n<p>(N:K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">Closing<\/p>\n<p>Price<\/p>\n<p>(N:K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">Absolute Change<\/p>\n<p>(N:K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\">% rise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\" valign=\"bottom\">CHEVRON<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">94.81<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">99.55<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">+4.74<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\">5.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\" valign=\"bottom\">OANDO<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">86.45<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">90.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">+3.55<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\">4.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\" valign=\"bottom\">GCAPPA<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">20.68<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">21.71<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">+1.03<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\">4.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\" valign=\"bottom\">FIRSTBANK<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">21.65<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">22.48<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">+0.83<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\">3.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\" valign=\"bottom\">GUARANTY<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">13.18<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">13.75<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"bottom\">+0.57<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\">4.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Figure 1<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Top 5 Price Gainers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image0041.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image004\" src=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image004-thumb1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004\" width=\"530\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">On the losers&#8217; chart, Guinness Nigeria Plc lead the table for the day as the company share price declined by N5.00 or 4.20 percent to close the market at N120.00 per share, from it opening price of N115.00. Followed on the Chart was Nestle <strong>Plc<\/strong> that lost N5.00 or 2.75 percent to close the day at N177.00 per share.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Table 3<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\" valign=\"top\">Stock<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\" valign=\"top\">Opening<\/p>\n<p>Price<\/p>\n<p>(N:K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\">Closing<\/p>\n<p>Price<\/p>\n<p>(N:K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"top\">Absolute Change<\/p>\n<p>(N:K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">% drop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\" valign=\"bottom\">GUINNESS<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\" valign=\"bottom\">120.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\">115.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">-5.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">4.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\" valign=\"bottom\">NESTLE<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\" valign=\"bottom\">182.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\">177.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">-5.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">2.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\" valign=\"bottom\">NB<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\" valign=\"bottom\">52.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\">49.69<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">-2.61<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">4.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\" valign=\"bottom\">JBERGER<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\" valign=\"bottom\">43.85<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\">41.66<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">-2.19<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">4.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\" valign=\"bottom\">FLOURMILL<\/td>\n<td width=\"51\" valign=\"bottom\">35.91<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\">34.12<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">-1.79<\/td>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">4.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Figure 2<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Top 5 Price Losers<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image0061.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image006\" src=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image006-thumb1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image006\" width=\"536\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Trading Activities (Sectors\/Individuals)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The <strong>Banking<\/strong> <strong>sector<\/strong> again emerges as the top traded Sector in volume among the 30 listed sectors in the Nigeria Stock Exchange Floor. The sector recorded 295.22 million ordinary shares traded to control largely 58.40 percent of the aggregate volume of shares traded. The <strong>Insurance sector<\/strong>, with 83.36 million ordinary shares, traded trailed behind the Banking sector which represented 16.49 percent of the total volume traded.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Figure 3<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image0081.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image008\" src=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image008-thumb1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image008\" width=\"531\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Access Bank Plc <\/strong>emerges first as the<strong> <\/strong>most patronized stock for the day. Investors traded 62.56 million ordinary shares to controlled 21.19 percent of the aggregate volume traded in the <strong>Banking<\/strong> <strong>sector<\/strong> and 12.38 percent of the entire market. <strong>First<\/strong><strong> City Monument<\/strong> <strong>Bank Plc <\/strong>(30.15 million ordinary shares) emerged second position on the list.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Table 4<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">5 Most Traded Stocks by Volume<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\" valign=\"top\">Stock<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">Price<\/p>\n<p>(N: K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" valign=\"top\">Volume<\/p>\n<p>(M)<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\" valign=\"top\">Value<\/p>\n<p>(N&#8217;M)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\">ACCESS<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">9.69<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">62.56<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">577.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\">FCMB<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">8.90<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\" valign=\"top\">30.15<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">251.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\">GUARANTY<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">13.75<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">23.17<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">301.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\">WEMABANK<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">3.88<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">22.72<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">88.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"34%\">CHAMS<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" valign=\"top\">1.44<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">22.71<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">32.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Figure 4<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">5 Most traded Stocks by Volume<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image0101.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image010\" src=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image010-thumb1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image010\" width=\"523\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The <strong>Banking <\/strong>sector was the most active in value traded as the stocks worth N2,841.84 million for a 78.78 percent of the aggregate traded value for the day.<strong> <\/strong>The <strong>Conglomerates <\/strong>sector (N204.29 million) followed, representing 5.66 percent of the overall value traded.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Figure5<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image0121.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image012\" src=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image012-thumb1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image012\" width=\"522\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Analysis on individual company basis showed that <strong>Access Bank Plc l<\/strong>ead<strong> <\/strong>the highest trading by value at N577.19 million today. The figure controlled 20.31 percent of total traded value in the Banking sector and 16.00 percent of the<strong> <\/strong>overall value traded for the whole market.<strong> First Bank of Nigeria Plc<\/strong> (N449.89 million) was the second highest.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Table 5<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">5 Most Traded Stocks by Value<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\" valign=\"top\">Stock<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">Price<\/p>\n<p>(N:K)<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">Volume(M)<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"top\">Value<\/p>\n<p>(N&#8217;M)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\">ACCESS<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">9.69<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">62.56<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">577.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\">FIRSTBANK<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">22.48<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">20.29<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">449.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\">GUARANTY<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">13.75<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">23.17<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">301.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\">FCMB<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">8.90<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">30.15<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">251.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\">ZENITH<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\" valign=\"top\">17.46<\/td>\n<td width=\"57\">11.17<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">195.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Figure 6<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">5 Most Traded Stocks by Value<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image0141.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image014\" src=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image014-thumb1.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image014\" width=\"521\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Market Capitalization<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>First Bank of Nigeria Plc<\/strong> is the highest capitalized stock at N555.83 billion today. This was followed by<strong> Nigeria Breweries Plc <\/strong>with 375.78 billion. <strong>United Bank for Africa Plc<\/strong> 324.32 billion, <strong>Zenith Bank Plc <\/strong>with 292.36 billion and <strong>Dangote Sugar Plc<\/strong> N262.20 billion to maintained the third, fourth and fifth positions respectively.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Table 6<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">5 Most Capitalized Stocks<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Stock<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Mkt. Capt. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(N&#8217;B)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong>% of Top 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>% of Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>FIRSTBANK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>555.83<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong>30.70<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>8.39<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>NB<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>375.78<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong>20.76<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>5.68<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>UBA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>324.32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong>17.91<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>4.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>ZENITHBANK<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>292.36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong>16.15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>4.42<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>DANGSUGAR<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>262.20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong>14.48<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>3.96<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>1,810.49<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>27.34<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Others<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>4,810.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>72.66<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"114\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Grand Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"67\" valign=\"top\"><strong>6,621.34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"top\"><strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Figure 7<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">5 Most Capitalized Stocks<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image016.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"clip_image016\" src=\"http:\/\/opeosho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/clip-image016-thumb.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image016\" width=\"541\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Monetary Policy Rate: 8.00 %<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Business News<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">JULIUS BERGER NIGERIA PLC:<\/span><\/strong> Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2008 shows Turnover of N114,028.62 million as against N79,073.9 million in 2007. Profit after tax stood at N2,508.3 million compared with N1,768.25 million in 2007. The Board of Directors is recommending a dividend of N1.75 per share. The date of closure of register of members is August 4, 2009 while payment date is August 18, 2009. The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to hold at Abuja FCT on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by 11.00a.m.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DANGOTE SUGAR REFINERY PLC:<\/span><\/strong> Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2008 shows Turnover of N80,671.4 million as against N80,649.44 million in 2007. Profit after tax stood at N21,871.05 million compared with N21,478.56 million in 2007. The Board of Directors is recommending a final dividend of N0.35 per share. The date of closure of register of members is June 17, 2009 while payment date is July 3, 2009. The stock price had on August 29, 2008 been adjusted for an interim dividend of N0.85 per share, thus bringing the total gross dividend to N1.20 per share. The 3rd Annual General Meeting is scheduled to hold at the Silver Motel, Yola, Adamawa State on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by 11.00a.m.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ASHAKA CEMENT PLC:<\/span><\/strong> Audited result for the year ended 31st December 2008 shows Turnover of N21,378.2 million as against N16,473.95 million in 2007. Profit after tax stood at N2,070.05 million compared with N1,603.5 million in 2007. The Board of Directors is recommending a dividend of N0.30 per share. The date of closure of register of members is July 13, 2009 while payment date is July 24, 2009. The Annual General Meeting is scheduled to hold on Thursday, July 23, 2009.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Term for the Day<\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Buck The Trend<\/h3>\n<p align=\"justify\">When a security or a class of assets sees its market-driven price move in the opposite direction of the broad market or its competition. The move could be in either direction, but generally occurs as a result of good performance in the face of negative broad market performance.<br \/>\nThe meaning is often extrapolated out from just asset prices to business and market fluctuations. If a company is recording increased sales while its competitors lose business, that company would be &#8220;bucking the trend&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investors may have resumed another round of profit taking activity in the capital market, which resulted in the lowering of market indicators. 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