Access Holdings Lost 6.5% as Investors Sentiment Deteriorates
Diversified financial services group, Access Holdings Plc, lost 6.5% of its market value due to sell pressure on the financial company stocks in the local bourse.
The financial group share traded at about 31% below its 52-week high in the equities market on Friday, delivering about a 16% negative return year to date to shareholders.
Data from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) revealed that Access Plc share price stopped breadth at N20.1 following a significant trading volume seen throughout last week in the Nigerian bourse.
The company exhibited significant volatility, reflected in an all-week huge trading volume that had no positive effects on price movement. Widening negative returns stoked sell pressures while the market has been recording significant block transactions in the stock.
The diversified financial services group opened the week at N21.05, and closed very much lower on the back of investors’ weak sentiment. Share price fell to N20.1 on Friday as 106.073 million units valued at N2.134 billion were traded by investors.
The stock market value of Access Holdings Plc’s 53.317 billion outstanding shares shrank by 6.5% week on week to N1.071 trillion, which is 30.56% below its highest value reached in 52 weeks.
Access Holdings Plc delivered a resilient performance in the first nine months of operation in 2025, supported by sustained interest income growth and a notable rebound in investment securities gains.
While cost pressures and elevated credit impairment charges continued to weigh on margins, the group’s expanding balance sheet and increased investment holdings reinforced profitability.
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