Valmon Securities

MARKET OVERVIEW
At the close of today’s trading session on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX), a total of 328.26million shares were traded in 12,142 deals, with a market value of N10.370billion. This represents a 60% decrease in volume, a 43% decrease in value, and a 8% increase in the number of deals compared to the previous trading day.
The current equities market capitalization stands at NGN 66.67trillion, while the All-Share Index (ASI) closed at 106,074.26basis points, reflecting an increase of 790.59basis points (0.75%) but a YTD increase of 3.06% from the previous day’s 105,283.67basis points.
A total of 125 NGX-listed equities participated in trading, with 44 gainers and 15 losers. Nestle Nigeria led the gainers, achieving a 10% increase in share price to close at NGN 1,100.00 per share, followed by Lafarge Wapco (+10%), Eterna (+10%), and Cadbury Nigeria (+10%). On the downside, John Holt recorded the steepest decline, shedding 10% to close at NGN 6.30 per share, trailed by Haldane McCall (-9.96%), Multiverse Mining & Exploration (-9.83%), and Guinea Insurance (-8.57%). Access Holdings traded the highest volume of shares at 48.5 million, followed by Fidelity Bank (40.4 million), Guaranty Trust Holding (17.1 million), and Chams (13.7 million).

Top Gainers

Symbol

Last Close (NGN)

Current Price (NGN)

Change (NGN)

% Change

CADBURY

N 22.00

N 24.20

2.20

10.00 %

WAPCO

N 72.00

N 79.20

7.20

10.00 %

ETERNA

N 33.00

N 36.30

3.30

10.00 %

IKEJAHOTEL

N 10.00

N 11.00

1.00

10.00 %

NESTLE

N 1000.00

N 1100.00

100.00

10.00 %

Top Losers

Symbol

Last Close (NGN)

Current Price (NGN)

Change (NGN)

% Change

JOHNHOLT

N 7.00

N 6.30

-0.70

-10.00 %

HMCALL

N 5.22

N 4.70

-0.52

-9.96 %

MULTIVERSE

N 8.65

N 7.80

-0.85

-9.83 %

GUINEAINS

N 0.70

N 0.64

-0.06

-8.57 %

JAPAULGOLD

N 2.10

N 1.97

-0.13

-6.19 %

NIGERIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Indicator

Rate

Inflation Rate

24.23% (March 2025)

Exchange Rate (NGN/USD)

N 1,608.15  (23/04/2025)

MPR

27.50% (March 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

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

GUINNESS NIG PLC

GUINNESS NIG PLC- QUARTER 3 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2025

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

PRESCO PLC

PRESCO PLC- NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

UPDC PLC

UPDC PLC- NOTICES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) –

April 24th 2025

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.-PRESS RELEASE

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC DIRECTORSDEALINGS

April 24th 2025

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.-CORPORATE DISCLOSURE

April 24th 2025

TRANSCORP POWER PLC

TRANSCORP POWER PLC- QUARTER 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2025

April 24th 2025

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.-CORPORATE DISCLOSURE

April 24th 2025

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.

LAFARGE AFRICA PLC.- QUARTER 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2025

April 24th 2025

ARADEL HOLDINGS PLC

ARADEL HOLDINGS PLC-NOTICE OF DECISION FROM Q1 BOARD MEETING

April 24th 2025

AIRTEL AFRICA PLC

AIRTEL AFRICA PLC-NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

April 24th 2025

R T BRISCOE (NIGERIA) PLC.

R T BRISCOE (NIGERIA) PLC.- QUARTER 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2025

April 24th 2025

 

Market Insights Courtesy of:
Nigerian Exchange Ltd & Valmon Securities Limited Research Department (2025)

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