MARKET OVERVIEW
At the close of today’s trading session on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd (NGX), a total of 1.237Billion shares were traded in 36,622 deals, with a market value of N39.961billion. This represents a 4% decrease in volume, a 24% increase in value, and a 7% decrease in the number of deals compared to the previous trading day.
The current equities market capitalization stands at NGN 81.58trillion, while the All-Share Index (ASI) closed at 128,967.80basis points, reflecting an increase of 2,278.26basis points (1.80%) but a YTD increase of 25.30% from the previous day’s 126,689.54basis points.
In total, 129 NGX listed equities participated in trading, ending with 41 gainers and 44 losers. Nestle Nigeria led the gainers with 10% share price appreciation closing at NGN 1,650.00 per share, followed by Eunisell Interlinked (+10%), Omatek Ventures (+10%) and Secure Electronic Technology (+10%). On the losing side, FTN Cocoa Processors came out last with an end-of-day price depreciation of 10% at NGN 7.02 per share, followed by NPF Microfinance Bank (-10%), C&I Leasing (-9.97%) and Champion Breweries (-9.96%). United Bank for Africa recorded the highest volume of 158 million traded shares, followed by Access Holdings (125m), Universal Insurance Company (124m) and Zenith Bank (66.3m).
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 |
VERITAS KAPITAL ASSURANCE PLC- NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE | July 16th 2025 | |
HONEYWELL FLOUR MILL PLC- NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE | July 16th 2025 | |
STACO INSURANCE PLC- QUARTER 2 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2019 | July 16th 2025 | |
NPF MICROFINANCE BANK PLC- NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE | July 16th 2025 | |
July 16th 2025 | ||
LIVINGTRUST MORTGAGE BANK PLC-LIVINGTRUST – POSTPONEMENT OF AGM | July 16th 2025 | |
ABBEY MORTGAGE BANK PLC- NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE | July 16th 2025 | |
MCNICHOLS CONSOLIDATED PLC- NOTICES OF BOARD MEETING (BM) – NOTICE | July 16th 2025 | |
July 16th 2025 | ||
July 16th 2025 | ||
PRESTIGE ASSURANCE PLC-OTIFICATION OF RESIGNATION OF A DIRECTOR AND DEMISE OF A DIRECTOR | July 16th 2025 |
Market Insights Courtesy of:
Nigerian Exchange Ltd & Valmon Securities Limited Research Department (2025)