Analysts anticipate dim equity market outlook as investors lose N137bn

the market outlook for this week is likely to dim, even as they cautioned investors to take advantage of the falling prices to boost their portfolios. They further tipped insurance stocks to be the stock to watch this week following their low trading prices.

Analysts at Vetiva Capital Management in its market reaction said: “As the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE All Share Index, ASI continues to trade comfortably below 30,000 points, the outlook appears dim. However, we expect investors to take advantage of beaten down prices at week open but do not rule out the possibility of further sell-offs.”After losing earlier last week, Sovereign Insurance Plc gained 870 bases points, bps, Friday, to settle at N0.25 as investors took advantage of the price.

Meanwhile, analysis of trading last week showed that investors lost over N137 billion as market capitalisation which represents investors’ worth on the Exchange declined to N10.842 trillion from N10.979 trillion recorded penultimate week. Similarly, another stock market gauge, the ASI declined to 28,847.81 points from 29,212.00 points recorded penultimate week. Amid sustained profit taking, all of the five indices closed in negative territory: NSE Banking, NSE Insurance, NSE Consumer Goods, NSE Oil/Gas and NSE Industrial indices fell by 2.77 percent, 1.74 percent, 0.23 percent, 5.29 percent and 0.36 percent to 370.27 points, 118.63 points, 669.53 points, 264.90 points and 1,096.75 points respectively.

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