TUE APRIL 14 2026-theGBJournal| Nigerian stocks finished Tuesday’s session higher amid sustained investors confidence with the benchmark NGX All-Share Index (ASI) advancing by 0.67% to close at 205,831.38 points.
Consequently, year-to-date return inched higher to 32.27%, up from 31.39% in the previous session. Market capitalisation also increased by 0.67% to settle at N132.49tn.
Positive sentiment was largely driven by demand for STANBIC (+10.00%), SEPLAT (+9.42%), and NGXGROUP (+9.97%), which more than offset selloffs recorded in MTNN (-2.15%), PZ (-4.25%), and NASCON (-3.73%).
Market activity strengthened compared to the previous session, with total volume and value traded rising by 22.67% and 0.72%, respectively. ACCESSCORP (+4.13%) led the volume chart with 67.53mn units traded, while ARADEL (unchanged) topped the value chart at N5.48bn.
Market breadth closed firmly positive at 2.0x, with advancers doubling decliners. STANBIC (+10.00%) led the list of 40 gainers, while MCNICHOLS (-8.17%) topped the 20 losers.
At the NASD, market extended its bullish momentum in today’s session, as the NASD Securities Index (NSI) advanced by 0.61% to close at 3,902.40 points. Accordingly, market capitalisation rose by the same margin to settle at N2.33tn.
However, market activity weakened significantly, with total volume and value traded declining sharply by 97.85% and 73.42%, respectively, indicating subdued investor participation despite the positive price movement.
On the performance table, SDMRS (+9.09%) emerged as the top gainer, while SDWAMCO (-10.99%) was the sole decliner for the session.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) appreciated by 0.98% to close at N1,343.77/US$1 as at 13th of April 2026.
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