Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed negative at the end of today, Thursday (27/02/2025), as the NGX-ASI decreased to 107,675.46 from 107,798.99 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of +4.61%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by ₦76.98 billion to ₦67.102 trillion from ₦67.179 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦9.565 billion from ₦8.415 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.17X as 27 stocks advanced and 23 stocks declined, while 70 stocks remained unchanged. OANDO topped the gainers’ list with 10.00%, while FIDSON declined by 9.60% to lead the losers’ chart.
FCMB recorded the highest volume, while ZENITHBANK recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 27th February 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP (₦) | N67,102,113,751,940.34 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.11% |
| Index | 107,675.46 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.82% |
| Volume | 423,420,772 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +3.58% |
| Value (₦) | N9,565,130,211.79 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +11.57% |
| Deals | 11,112 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +7.60% |
| Gainers | 27 | Losers | 23 |
| Unchanged | 70 | Total | 120 |
| YTD Returns | +4.61% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change (%) |
| ASI | -0.11 |
| NGX30 | -0.16 |
| NGXBNK | -0.75 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.17 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.43 |
| NGXINS | -0.92 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.05 |
| NGXOILGAS | 0.88 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(₦) | Close Price(₦) | Change Price(₦) | %Change |
| OANDO | 48.00 | 52.80 | 4.80 | 10.00 |
| PZ | 29.50 | 32.45 | 2.95 | 10.00 |
| HONYFLOUR | 11.85 | 13.03 | 1.18 | 9.96 |
| CAVERTON | 2.45 | 2.69 | 0.24 | 9.80 |
| LIVESTOCK | 6.31 | 6.90 | 0.59 | 9.35 |
| NASCON | 42.00 | 45.00 | 3.00 | 7.14 |
| ABCTRANS | 1.33 | 1.42 | 0.09 | 6.77 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(₦) | Close Price(₦) | Change Price(₦) | %Change |
| FIDSON | 19.80 | 17.90 | -1.90 | -9.60 |
| ETI | 34.70 | 31.40 | -3.30 | -9.51 |
| GUINEAINS | 0.72 | 0.66 | -0.06 | -8.33 |
| PRESTIGE | 1.20 | 1.11 | -0.09 | -7.50 |
| SUNUASSUR | 5.90 | 5.52 | -0.38 | -6.44 |
| LASACO | 3.09 | 2.90 | -0.19 | -6.15 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.97 | 0.92 | -0.05 | -5.15 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(₦) | Number of Trades | Daily Volume |
| FCMB | 10.50 | 197 | 102,270,103 |
| ZENITHBANK | 48.00 | 641 | 33,339,981 |
| ACCESSCORP | 25.70 | 538 | 31,212,307 |
| JAIZBANK | 3.38 | 164 | 24,403,359 |
| CAVERTON | 2.69 | 210 | 20,915,331 |
| AIICO | 1.61 | 236 | 16,670,065 |
| WAPCO | 75.00 | 357 | 11,296,385 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 48.00 | 641 | 1,599,878,704.55 |
| FCMB | 10.50 | 197 | 1,063,942,884.35 |
| WAPCO | 75.00 | 357 | 831,591,748.50 |
| ACCESSCORP | 25.70 | 538 | 801,881,356.35 |
| OKOMUOIL | 540.10 | 88 | 593,780,241.60 |
| GTCO | 61.00 | 294 | 576,379,348.50 |
| TRANSPOWER | 364.90 | 127 | 441,729,990.40 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian stock market ended the day in the red. The decline was a broad-based one, with all sectors except for the Oil and Gas sector contributing to the downturn. The market’s weakness was evident across various sectors, with investors selling off shares, leading to a decline in the overall market indices. we are optimistic that the market will recover by week’s end.
