SAT OCT 25 2025-theGBJournal| Nigerian stocks closed at new heights on Friday spurred by upbeat sentiment, driven by a strong start to the Q3 earnings season and heightened investor optimism.
The benchmark All-Share Index rose 4.5% w/w to 155,640.55 points, supported by gains in ARADEL (+25.2%), DANGCEM (+10.8%), MTNN (+8.6%), BUAFOODS (+6.5%), BUACEMENT (+12.5%), and WAPCO (+7.0%).
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Banking, NGX Insurance, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX MERI Value and NGX Sovereign Bond Indices which depreciated by 1.35%, 1.10%, 1.89%, 1.12% 0.03%, and 0.18% respectively.
The market capitalisation also appreciated by N4.23 trillion w/w to settle at N98.79 trillion.
The month-to-date and year-to-date returns settled higher at +9.1% and +51.2%, respectively.
Profit-taking was seen in the banking names including STANBIC (-9.15% w/w), GTCO (-0.86% w/w), ZENITHBANK (-1.47% w/w), and ACCESSCORP (-2.53% w/w).
Activity levels strengthened, with trading volume and value rising by 52.3% w/w and 68.4% w/w, respectively, reflecting increased market participation.
Sector performance was mixed as the Industrial Goods (+10.6%), Oil & Gas (+9.1%), and Consumer Goods (+3.9%) indices posted gains, while the Banking (-1.2%) and Insurance (-1.1%) indices declined.
In Friday’s session, the market similarly closed higher, with the NGX ASI and market capitalisation gained 0.75%, respectively.
Market activity improved compared to the previous session, with the transaction volume and value increased by 30.72% and 16.83%, respectively.
FIDELITYBK (+0.25%) led trading activity with the 820.91 million units traded valued at N16.14 billion worth of trades.
Overall, Forty-four equities rose in price during the week, lower than fifty-two equities in the previous week.
Forty-nine equities depreciated in price, higher than forty-one equities in the previous week, while fifty-three equities remained unchanged, same as fifty-three recorded in the previous week.
Meanwhile, the NASD closed the week on a positive note, as the NASD OTC Securities Index (NSI) and market capitalisation advanced by 0.94% w/w, to close at 3,654.80 points and N2.19 trilion, respectively.
Similarly, the market closed higher in today’s session, appreciating by 0.34%. Market activity also rose sharply, with transaction volume and value rose by 156.19% and 30.81%, respectively.
SDCSCSPLC (+7.47%) topped the market gainers, while SDFCWAMCO (-2.10%) led the laggards’ log.
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