Equities Investors Gain N395bn, YTD Return Soars to 44.74%
Equities investors gained N395 billion from trading activities that occurred on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) platform on Friday with interest that cut across sectoral indices.
The Nigerian stock market closed the week stronger, sustaining its bullish momentum as companies started releasing their third quarter of 2025 financial scorecards.
The NGX All-Share Index increased by 622.60 basis points to close at a new all-time high of 148,977.64 points, representing a 0.42% gain. Similarly, equities market capiatlisation of all listed stocks appreciated by ₦395.18 billion to settle at ₦94.56 trillion, also marking a 0.42% increase.
Today rally lifted NGX year-to-date (YTD) return to 44.74%, reflecting continued optimism about market fundamentals and upcoming earnings releases.
The review of market data showed that trading activities were mixed today as the total volume of all trades increased by +11.23%, while the total value of trades dropped by -0.79%.
Stockbrokers reported that approximately 480.99 million units valued at ₦16,775.40 million were transacted across 22,854 deals.
In terms of volume, UBA led the activity chart, accounting for 12.35% of the total volume of all trades executed in the stock market, followed by ACCESSCORP (10.51%), FIDELITYBK (9.80%), SOVRENINS (7.14%), and TANTALIZER (5.12%), rounding out the top five.
DANGCEM emerged as the most traded stock in terms of value, accounting for 15.85% of the total value of trade on the exchange. EUNISELL topped the advancers’ chart for today with a price appreciation of 10.00 percent.
The counter was trailed by UPDC (+9.92%), SOVRENINS (+9.51%), UNIVINSURE (+9.09%), DAARCOMM (+8.74%), RTBRISCOE (+7.65%) and thirty-three others.
Twenty-three (23) stocks were depreciated, according to data obtained from the Nigerian Exchange. LIVINGTRUST was the top loser, with a price depreciation of -10.00%, trailed by CONHALLPLC (-6.29%), STERLINGNG (-4.88%), INTBREW (-3.33%), JAPAULGOLD (-2.63%), and ACCESSCORP (-0.58%)
Based on the trading direction, the market breadth closed positively, recording 39 gainers and 23 losers.
Sectoral performance was broadly positive, with gains recorded in the Banking (+0.01%), Insurance (+0.92%), Consumer Goods (+1.27%), and Industrial Goods (+0.29%) sectors, while the Oil & Gas sector declined slightly by 0.11%.
The commodity sector remained unchanged at 0.00%. # Equities Investors Gain N395bn, YTD Return Soars to 44.74% First Holdco YTD Return Tightens as Share Price Slips
