Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed negative at the end of today, Tuesday (18/02/2025), as the NGX-ASI decreased to 107,670.98 from 107,937.74 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of 4.61%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by ₦166 billion to ₦67.179 trillion from ₦67.346 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦11.262 billion from ₦12.807 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.41X as 16 stocks advanced and 39 stocks declined, while 65 stocks remained unchanged. CONHALLPLC topped the gainers’ list with 9.76%, while UNIONDICON declined by 9.82% to lead the losers’ chart.
ACCESSCORP recorded the highest volume While GUINNESS recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Tuesday, 18th February 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | ₦67,179,458,171,303.59 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.25% |
| Index | 107,670.98 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.03% |
| Volume | 408,719,063 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +5.20% |
| Value | ₦11,261,570,661.41 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +10.89% |
| Deals | 14,174 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +6.54% |
| Gainers | 16 | Losers | 39 |
| Unchanged | 65 | Total | 120 |
| YTD Returns | +4.61% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change (%) |
| ASI | -0.25 |
| NGX30 | -0.24 |
| NGXBNK | -1.02 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.39 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.18 |
| NGXINS | 2.63 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.03 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.24 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| CONHALLPLC | 3.38 | 3.71 | 0.33 | 9.76 |
| SUNUASSUR | 5.95 | 6.52 | 0.57 | 9.58 |
| NEIMETH | 3.08 | 3.35 | 0.27 | 8.77 |
| CORNERST | 3.13 | 3.35 | 0.22 | 7.03 |
| WAPIC | 2.55 | 2.70 | 0.15 | 5.88 |
| LASACO | 3.05 | 3.19 | 0.14 | 4.59 |
| JAIZBANK | 3.47 | 3.55 | 0.08 | 2.31 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| UNIONDICON | 8.15 | 7.35 | -0.80 | -9.82 |
| UPDC | 3.41 | 3.10 | -0.31 | -9.09 |
| CADBURY | 32.00 | 29.10 | -2.90 | -9.06 |
| ROYALEX | 0.99 | 0.92 | -0.07 | -7.07 |
| ELLAHLAKES | 3.56 | 3.31 | -0.25 | -7.02 |
| CHAMS | 2.29 | 2.13 | -0.16 | -6.99 |
| HONYFLOUR | 13.50 | 12.70 | -0.80 | -5.93 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| ACCESSCORP | 27.75 | 632 | 54,769,382 |
| UBA | 38.00 | 601 | 31,381,085 |
| GUINNESS | 74.00 | 77 | 30,285,618 |
| FIDELITYBK | 19.05 | 459 | 19,930,951 |
| ZENITHBANK | 50.75 | 596 | 15,846,943 |
| CONHALLPLC | 3.71 | 100 | 15,283,525 |
| UPDC | 3.10 | 261 | 13,792,856 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Value (₦) |
| GUINNESS | 74.00 | 77 | 2,241,914,700.80 |
| ACCESSCORP | 27.75 | 632 | 1,528,468,007.30 |
| UBA | 38.00 | 601 | 1,191,791,386.65 |
| ZENITHBANK | 50.75 | 596 | 803,257,232.35 |
| OANDO | 63.00 | 838 | 517,358,246.90 |
| ARADEL | 530.00 | 441 | 459,214,165.50 |
| FIDELITYBK | 19.05 | 459 | 382,404,946.65 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian Equities Market recorded a loss at the close of today’s trading. Investors’ sentiment appears cautious as attention shifts towards the forthcoming CBN Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) meeting scheduled for tomorrow, 19th February. As investors continues to await the committee’s decision on inflation metrics, we anticipate a rebound in the market performance throughout the remaining days of the week.
