…The NASD OTC Securities Index (NSI) and market capitalisation gained by 0.21% , closing at 3,649.10 points and N2.18 trillion
MON AUG 25 2025-theGBJournal| Nigerian equities market climbed Monday, led by gains in STANBIC, GTCO and JBERGER stocks as the Nigerian market continues to bask in the news of the robust FX reserves.
The NGX benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) advanced by 0.31%, to close at 141,439.77 points, dragging the year-to-date return to 37.42% from the 37.00% recorded in prior week.
Market capitalisation gained N284.46 billion (0.32% ), settling at N89.49 trillion.
The total volume of trades declined by 54.6% to 591.25 million units, valued at NGN11.66 billion, and exchanged in 33,342 deals.
FCMB was the most traded stock by volume at 105.13 million units, while GTCO was the most traded stock by value at NGN2.40 billion.
On sectors, performance was mixed as the Insurance (+3.8%), Banking (+1.1%) and Consumer Goods (+0.3%) indices closed higher, while the Oil & Gas (-0.3%) index declined. The Industrial Goods index closed flat.
As measured by market breadth, market sentiment was positive (2.4x), 38 tickers gained relative to 16 losers. JBERGER (+9.9%) and CUTIX (+9.9%) led the gainers, while UPL (-9.9%) and CADBURY (-9.6%) recorded the most significant losses of the day.
The NASD OTC Securities Index (NSI) and market capitalisation gained by 0.21% , closing at 3,649.10 points and N2.18 trillion, respectively.
Market activity declined significantly, as volume and transaction value increased by 72.61% and 88.42%, respectively.
SDFOODCPT (+6.60%) topped the market gainers, while SDAFRILAND (-5.79%) led the market losers.
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