EQUITY INVESTORS SUSTAIN LAST YEAR-END RALLY TO GAIN N2.05TRN
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By: Fasasi Hammad
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) extended the 2025 year-end rally, recording a gain of N2.05 trillion over four trading days this week.
Financial analysts noted a renewed investor interest in fundamentally strong stocks across the Banking, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and select Consumer Goods sectors.
Analysis of trading shows that the NGX market capitalization, which represents the total value of equity investments on the Exchange, rose to N99.938 trillion from N97.890 trillion recorded the previous week.
Similarly, the NGX All Share Index (ASI), another key performance indicator, increased by 1.9% to close last week at 156,492.36 points, up from 153,539.83 points the previous week.
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Market transactions further revealed that a total of 7.821 billion shares worth N134.471 billion were traded in 150,799 deals last week, compared with 2.876 billion shares valued at N63.832 billion exchanged in 80,229 deals the previous week.
The Financial Services Industry led trading activity, with 5.992 billion shares valued at N67.024 billion traded in 55,598 deals, accounting for 76.61% of total equity turnover by volume and 49.84% by value. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector followed, with 946.959 million shares worth N8.028 billion traded in 15,443 deals. The Consumer Goods sector ranked third, recording a turnover of 258.820 million shares valued at N9.381 billion in 24,133 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Cham Holding Company Plc, and Access Holdings Plc (measured by volume), accounted for 5.317 billion shares worth N37.361 billion in 10,441 deals, representing 67.97% of total equity turnover by volume and 27.78% by value.
During the week under review, seventy-three (73) equities appreciated in price, up from forty-four (44) equities the previous week. Twenty-three (23) equities depreciated, lower than the thirty (30) recorded in the previous week, while fifty-one (51) equities remained unchanged, down from seventy-three (73) in the prior week.
On market outlook, analysts at Invest Data Consulting Limited commented: “The market enters 2026 with robust infrastructure, modernized regulatory frameworks, and a deepening investor base. The challenge now lies in translating plans into execution, policy into action, and market potential into sustainable economic development. The Nigerian capital market is well-positioned to support the country’s economic ambitions, provided reforms are implemented and leadership delivers the necessary impetus to unlock its full potential.”
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