Equity Investors Gain N533bn, NGX Closes 2025 at N99.38trn
Equity investors trading highs and lows in the Nigerian stock market recorded about N533 billion gained on Wednesday due to sustained bargained hunting in the local bourse.
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) sustained its upward trajectory, closing the year positively as the All-Share Index climbed 0.37% to 155,613.03 points.
The stock market capitalisation expanded by ₦532.94 billion to reach ₦99.38 trillion, representing a 0.54% increase driven by the Chapel Hill Denham listing of ₦163.6 billion NREIT on the NGX.
Activity metrics weakened, with trade volume reducing by 73.75% to close at 1.2 billion units, and value trades declining by 9.61% to print at N35.1 billion.
CHAMS led the volume charts with 710.3 million units traded (57.8% of total volume), while ARADEL led the value chart with N9.5 billion (27.1% of total value) worth of trades
Market breadth was positive at 2.9x, with 47 gainers surpassing 16 losers. ALEX, AUSTINLAZ, MEYER, CILEASING, and UNIONDICON led the advancers, while NEIMETH, TANTALIZER, INTBREW, NPFMCRFBK, and VITAFOAM suffered the steepest declines.
Trading activity weakened broadly as share volume plunged 73.75% to 1.23 billion units, transaction value decreased 9.61% to ₦35.13 billion, and deal count fell 19.99% to 27,884 transactions.
Sectoral performance was mixed, as three sectors closed in green. The Insurance (+2.17%), Banking (+1.40%), and Consumer Goods (+0.20%) indices closed positive on the back of gains in CORNEST (+6.43%), FIRSTHOLDCO (+7.88%), and BUAFOODS (+1.25%), respectively.
On the flip side, the Oil & Gas (-0.55%) and Commodity (-0.31%) indices were dragged down by profit taking in ARADEL(-1.46%), while the Industrial Goods (-0.14%) indices closed down, driven by the sell-offs in WAPCO (-1.10%). #Equity Investors Gain N533bn, NGX Closes 2025 at N99.38trn#
