Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed negative at the end of today, Friday (04/04/2025), as the NGX-ASI decreased to 105,511.89 from 105,525.26 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of +2.51%.
The market performance for the week, also decreased by 0.12%, with the NGX All-Share Index (ASI) increasing to 105,511.89 from 105,660.64 recorded at the start of the trading week.
The market capitalization decreased by ₦8.38 billion to ₦66.147 trillion from ₦66.155 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦8.109 billion from ₦8.743 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.68X as 19 stocks advanced and 28 stocks declined, while 73 stocks remained unchanged. LIVESTOCK topped the gainers’ list with 10.00%, while LASACO declined by 10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
UBA recorded the highest volume and GTCO recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Friday, 4th April 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP (₦) | 66,147,029,058,521.00 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.01% |
| Index | 105,511.89 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.12% |
| Volume | 348,279,423 | One Month (ASI CHG) | -0.87% |
| Value (₦) | 8,108,926,202.05 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +7.41% |
| Deals | 11,444 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +2.01% |
| Gainers | 19 | Losers | 28 |
| Unchanged | 73 | Total | 120 |
| YTD Returns | +2.51% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change (%) |
| ASI | -0.01 |
| NGX30 | 0.00 |
| NGXBNK | 0.51 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.24 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.01 |
| NGXINS | -3.21 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.08 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.50 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| LIVESTOCK | 7.20 | 7.92 | 0.72 | 10.00 |
| LEARNAFRCA | 3.00 | 3.30 | 0.30 | 10.00 |
| VFDGROUP | 51.90 | 57.00 | 5.10 | 9.83 |
| UNIONDICON | 5.30 | 5.80 | 0.50 | 9.43 |
| NGXGROUP | 30.00 | 32.45 | 2.45 | 8.17 |
| SMURFIT | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 7.69 |
| CAVERTON | 2.31 | 2.48 | 0.17 | 7.36 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| LASACO | 2.60 | 2.34 | -0.26 | -10.00 |
| MANSARD | 9.60 | 8.64 | -0.96 | -10.00 |
| MAYBAKER | 8.60 | 7.85 | -0.75 | -8.72 |
| GUINEAINS | 0.69 | 0.63 | -0.06 | -8.70 |
| FTNCOCOA | 1.71 | 1.60 | -0.11 | -6.43 |
| OANDO | 44.70 | 42.00 | -2.70 | -6.04 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.55 | 0.52 | -0.03 | -5.45 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks by Volume
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| UBA | 36.85 | 698 | 26,319,395 |
| UCAP | 15.20 | 585 | 25,608,246 |
| FCMB | 9.05 | 472 | 24,154,888 |
| ZENITHBANK | 47.90 | 685 | 22,864,438 |
| FIDELITYBK | 19.95 | 385 | 22,585,795 |
| GTCO | 69.40 | 649 | 20,862,363 |
| MANSARD | 8.64 | 236 | 20,071,762 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks by Value
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Value (₦) |
| GTCO | 69.40 | 649 | 1,451,067,189.45 |
| ZENITHBANK | 47.90 | 685 | 1,086,128,397.00 |
| UBA | 36.85 | 698 | 972,338,531.00 |
| OANDO | 42.00 | 692 | 445,438,270.90 |
| FIDELITYBK | 19.95 | 385 | 441,648,252.70 |
| UCAP | 15.20 | 585 | 391,509,768.95 |
| ACCESSCORP | 22.65 | 511 | 368,585,781.85 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian Exchange recorded loss for the day and the week. This loss could be driven by economic pressure, increased profit taking or significant decline recorded across the major sectors including Oil & Gas, Industrial and Banking sectors. However, we anticipate that the market performance will rebound in the coming week.
