WED NOV 26 2025-theGBJournal| Nigerian stocks rose on Tuesday halting its six-day bearish streak fueled by selloffs in Dangote Cement (-10.00% w/w), MTN Nigeria (-2.11% w/w), and Zenith Bank (- 6.64% w/w), as investors reacted positively to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) interest decision.
The benchmark All-Share Index rose above the flatline by 0.1% to 143,763.13 points following gains in GTCO (+1.4%), STERLINGNG (+9.0%), FIRSTHOLDCO (+1.5%) and UACN (+7.2%) drove
The Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns also inched higher to -6.7% and +39.7%, respectively.
The total volume of trade decreased by 20.0% to 556.15 million units, valued at N18.71 billion, and exchanged in 19,500 deals.
FIRSTHOLDCO was the most traded stock by volume at 93.72 million units, while STANBIC was the most traded stock by value at N3.21 billion.
Sectoral performance was mixed as the Banking (+0.4%) index advanced, while the Insurance (-0.8%) and Oil & Gas (-0.2%) indices declined. The Industrial Goods and Consumer Goods indices closed flat.
As measured by market breadth, market sentiment was positive (1.2x), as 24 tickers gained relative to 20 losers. NCR (+10.0%) and IKEJAHOTEL (+9.9%) led the gainers, while UNIONDICON (-10.0%) and CAVERTON (-9.8%) posted the most significant gains of the day.
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