Dear Afrinvestor,

Market Statistics (Monday, 8^th October, 2012)

Market Cap (N'bn)	8,475.57
Market Cap (US$'bn)	53.93
NSE All-Share Index	26,618.70
Daily Performance %	0.67
1 Week Performance %	2.29
YTD Performance %	28.40
Daily Volume (Million)	208.56
Daily Value (N'bn)	1.67
Daily Value (US$'m)	10.64

Dealer’s Perception

·         The week started off on a positive note, with the  NSE All-Share Index picking up 67bps.

·         Access Bank recovered from Friday’s losses, as buyers reviewed their prices upwards subsequently picking up 3.4%; Fidelity Bank, Zenith Bank and Union Bank also gradually crept up during the session closing at N2.04, N17.98 and N8.99 (9.1%, 5.2% and 6.9% change) respectively. GTBank hovered around current levels during the session leading to very slim gains today.

·         Transcorp shed a further 3.5%, however a resurgence of demand could curb further slides in coming sessions. On the flip side, Unilever and AG Leventis were up 5.0% and 4.4% respectively with closing sentiments suggesting that this trend could continue tomorrow.

·         Light profit taking early in the session threatened the nascent bullish run on Aiico Insurance, it however closed on the up-tick, with an 8.8% change. Continental Insurance, NEM Insurance and Custodian & Allied Insurance also headed north with gains of 4.0%, 4.0% and 2.9% respectively.

Company Announcement

·         The Tourists Company of Nigeria Plc released its FY 2012 results