Market Update for March 23
The ranging trend on the Nigerian Exchange continued Thursday as the benchmark NGX All-Share Index closed marginally lower on a low traded volume and negative market breadth, thereby halting two consecutive sessions of marginal gains. Portfolio rebalancing continued on the back of expected corporate earnings inflows and dividend announcement, with focus moving to quarter end window dressing and positioning for Q2. This is ahead of the 2023 Q1 earnings reports and price adjustments of many companies for dividend in view of their payment dates.
Meanwhile, Aluminum Extrusion presented its mixed full-year audited accounts to the market, even as all eyes are still on companies that are yet to release their 2022 audited financials ahead of the March 31, 2023 official deadline, especially the banks. The increasing dividend yields and low market price to earnings ratio provides better opportunities for discerning investors to hedge against inflation even when fixed income market yields look mixed. There is, however, the uncertainty of a rate crash by the incoming government to drive the economy, just as a policy shift may be a plus for the equities on a likely financial market and economic reset.
Notwithstanding the ongoing extreme volatility, the NGX still trades below the T-line on a selling sentiment, even as attention is shifting to corporate earnings, due to the increasing number of companies notifying the exchange of their board meetings to approve audited results and recommend dividend. Also, the unaudited accounts published earlier have given investors an insight into what will likely be offered as dividend.
Technically, the distribution phase of the market at this level supports a pullback or uptrend, after forming a cup and handle chart pattern on the daily and weekly time frame, an indication of a bearish divergence between the index action and MACD on a dally chart that supports a correction. Let us keep our gaze on market forces and money flow which is looking down.
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Oil price oscillation continued, with crude traded at $75.96 per barrel on oil inventory buildup again in the midst of continued rate hikes, banks failure in Western world and a mixed outlook of economic recovery in China. Also, the attack on Ukraine is rising even when China is calling for peace and a ceasefire. This geopolitical tension, the prevailing high interest rate regime and soaring inflation across the globe remain potent threat to world peace. Also, supply tightened due to the Russia-Ukraine war that entered into it is first year last week. The up and down movement of oil price also continues to drive volatility across markets.
Meanwhile, Thursday’s trading opened slightly on the downside but oscillated throughout the session on buying and selling sentiments across some major sectors, a situation pushed the NGXASI to an intraday low of 54,919.50 basis points from its high of 54,951.96bps, before closing slightly below its opening figure at 54,924.08bps.
Market technicals were negative and mixed with lower volume of trade, compared to the previous session in the midst of breadth favoring the bears on a selling sentiment as revealed by Investdata’s Sentiments Report showing 14% buy position and 86% sell volume. The total transaction volume index stood at 0.59 points, just as impetus behind the day’s performance was weak going by Money Flow Index at 30.94pts, from the previous day’s 35.63pts, indicating that funds left the market.
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Index and Market Caps
At the close of Thursday’s trading, the NGX All Share Index shed 12.03 basis points, closing at 54,924.08bps from the 54,936.11bps it opened, representing a 0.02% drop, just as market capitalization fell by N6.55bn to close at N29.92tr, from the previous day’s N29.93tr, which also represented a 0.02% value loss.
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Thursday’s downturn was driven by selloffs and profit taking in GTCO, Accesscorp, Sterling Bank, Nahco, NCR, UPDC, Ucap, Dangote Sugar and PZ among others, which impacted mildly on Year-To-Date gain to 7.17%. Market capitalization YTD gain stood at N1.95tr, representing 7.19% above its opening level for the year.

Bearish Sector Indices
Sectorial performance indexes were down, save for the NGX Industrial goods and Energy that closed flat, while the NGX Banking led the decliners after losing by 0.45%, followed by Insurance and Consumer goods with 0.42 and 0.04% respectively.
Market breadth was negative as losers outpaced gainer in the ratio of 17:14, while transactions in volume and value were mixed after players exchanged 116.85m shares worth N1.40bn, with volume was driven by trades in Transcorp, Fidelity Bank, FBNH, Royal Exchange Assurance and UBA,
Sunu Assurance and Transcorp Hotel were the best performing stocks for the session after gaining 9.09% and 8.32%, closing at N0.48 and N6.90 per share respectively, on market forces. On the flip side, NCR and Linkage Assurance lost 9.96% and 8.70% respectively, closing at N2.35 and N0.42per share, purely on selloffs and profit taking.

Market Outlook
We expect growth and yields to drive market players sentiments ahead of more earnings reports in the midst of expected quarter end window dressing and price adjustment for dividend. Income investors continue to target dividend paying and defensive stocks to protect their portfolios post-dividend adjustment. Any pullback at this point may add more strength to upside potentials. As such, investors should take advantage of price correction. Also looking at the trends and events across the globe and domestically.

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