Listings done at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) crossed the N6 trillion mark at the end of October amid the uptick in capital market activity in the second half of 2023.
According to the X-Compliance report of NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), total equity, fixed income, exchange traded funds and mutual funds listed on NGX year-to-date as of October ending totaled N6.23 trillion.
This was majorly because of fixed income listings by the Federal Government of Nigeria which rose dramatically in October. FGN fixed income listings consist of FGN Bonds, FGN Savings Bonds and Sukuk bonds. This amounted to N6.08 trillion year-to-date (YTD).
Also, the exchange admitted VFD Group and Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) at market capitalisations of N46.5 billion and N92.54 billion respectively, in October representing the major equity listings on NGX in 2023.
Lagos State Government remains the only sub-national entity to raise capital on the exchange as its debt issuances hit N157.15 billion. Other notable listings came from Dangote Industries Funding Plc, LFCZ Funding SPV Plc among others. Meanwhile, the bullish momentum in the local stock market intensified as investors’ cherry-picked stocks driven by positive sentiments surrounding FX liquidity and corporate earnings.
