MARKET OVERVIEW
At the close of today’s trading session on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX), a total of 573.75Million shares were traded in 25,881 deals, with a market value of N12.877billion. This represents a 21% decrease in volume, a 0.5% decrease in value, and a 10% decrease in the number of deals compared to the previous trading day.
The current equities market capitalization stands at NGN88.78trillion, while the All-Share Index (ASI) closed at 140,332.44basis points, reflecting a decrease of 1,233.86basis points (0.87%) but a YTD decrease of 36.34% from the previous day’s 141,566.30basis points.
In total, 129 NGX listed equities participated in trading, ending with 17 gainers and 45 losers. Skye Shelter Fund led the gainers with 9.99% share price appreciation closing at NGN 274.15 per share, followed by Jaiz Bank (+9.75%), Secure Electronic Technology (+9.38%) and Omatek Ventures (+5.88%). On the losing side, University Press came out last with an end-of-day price depreciation of 10% at NGN 6.30 per share, followed by Thomas Wyatt Nigeria (-10%), International Energy Insurance (-10%) and Veritas Kapital Assurance (-10%). Fidelity Bank recorded the highest volume of 96.1 million traded shares, followed by Veritas Kapital Assurance (36.6m), Universal Insurance Company (32.9m) and Access Holdings (30.3m).
ADVANCERS
Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
N 249.25 | N 274.15 | 24.90 | 9.99 % | |
N 4.00 | N 4.39 | 0.39 | 9.75 % | |
N 0.96 | N 1.05 | 0.09 | 9.38 % | |
N 1.36 | N 1.44 | 0.08 | 5.88 % | |
N 95.00 | N 99.79 | 4.79 | 5.04 % |
DECLINERS
Symbols | Last Close | Current | Change | %Change |
N 2.00 | N 1.80 | -0.20 | -10.00 % | |
N 7.00 | N 6.30 | -0.70 | -10.00 % | |
N 3.70 | N 3.33 | -0.37 | -10.00 % | |
N 3.60 | N 3.24 | -0.36 | -10.00 % | |
N 168.60 | N 151.80 | -16.80 | -9.96 % |
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 |
UPDC REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST-UPDC REITS DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT 2025 – INTERIM | August 20th 2025 | |
P Z CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC.- NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE | August 20th 2025 | |
CHAMPION BREW. PLC.-CHAMPION BREWERIES PLC ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE BULLET | August 20th 2025 | |
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC-NOTICE OF DELAY IN PUBLISHING 2025 AUDITED HY FS | August 20th 2025 | |
August 20th 2025 | ||
August 20th 2025 | ||
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August 20th 2025 |
Market Insights Courtesy of:
Nigerian Exchange Ltd & Valmon Securities Limited Research Department (2025)