MARKET OVERVIEW
At the close of today’s trading session on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX), a total of 1.277Billion shares were traded in 31,155 deals, with a market value of N24.255billion. This represents a 40% decrease in volume, a 25% increase in value, and a 23% decrease in the number of deals compared to the previous trading day.
The current equities market capitalization stands at NGN92.41trillion, while the All-Share Index (ASI) closed at 146,055.89basis points, reflecting an increase of 175.12basis points (0.12%) but a YTD increase of 41.90% from the previous day’s 145,880.77basis points.
In total, 128 NGX listed equities participated in trading, ending with 49 gainers and 30 losers. AXA Mansard Insurance led the gainers with 10% share price appreciation closing at NGN 17.71 per share, followed by Champion Breweries (+10%), Ellah Lakes (+10%) and The Initiates (+10%). On the losing side, Juli came out last with an end-of-day price depreciation of 10% at NGN 9.00 per share, followed by Unilever Nigeria (-9.97%), Custodian & Allied (-9.55%) and Academy Press (-7.78%). Lasaco Assurance recorded the highest volume of 107 million traded shares, followed by Japaul Gold and Ventures (107m), Sterling Bank (97.8m) and Aiico Insurance (65m).
ADVANCERS
Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
N 77.00 | N 90.00 | 13.00 | 16.88 % | |
N 14.60 | N 16.06 | 1.46 | 10.00 % | |
N 4.50 | N 4.95 | 0.45 | 10.00 % | |
N 15.80 | N 17.38 | 1.58 | 10.00 % | |
N 2.00 | N 2.20 | 0.20 | 10.00 % |
NIGERIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Indicator | Rate |
Inflation Rate | 24.23% (April 2025) |
Exchange Rate (NGN/USD) | N 1,606.54 (28/04/2025) |
MPR | 27.50% (APRIL 2025) |
Foreign Reserves (Gross) | $38.5 billion (March 2025) |
Crude Oil Price (Bonny Light) – US$/Barrel | $ $76.13 (22/04/2025) |
GDP Q1 2025 | 3.60% |
(Source: CBN, unless otherwise stated)
COMPANY DISCLOSURES
Here is a summarized table of the disclosures:
Company | Disclosures | Date Submitted |
FIRST HOLDCO PLC-NOTIFICATION ON RETIREMENT OF AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | August 12th 2025 | |
GUINEA INSURANCE PLC.- NOTICES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) – | August 12th 2025 | |
RED STAR EXPRESS PLC- NOTICES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) – | August 12th 2025 | |
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Market Insights Courtesy of:
Nigerian Exchange Ltd & Valmon Securities Limited Research Department (2025)