Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed negative at the end of today, Monday (24/02/2025), as the NGX-ASI decreased to 108,126.97 from 108,497.40 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of +5.05%.
The market capitalization decreased by ₦230 billion to ₦67.383 trillion from ₦67.614 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦9.211 billion from ₦8.362billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.46X as 17 stocks advanced and 37 stocks declined, while 68 stocks remained unchanged. IKEJAHOTEL topped the gainers’ list with 10.00%, while NNFM declined by 9.99% to lead the losers’ chart.
JAIZBANK recorded the highest volume, while ZENITHBANK recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 24th February 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | ₦67,383,490,572,269.30 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.34% |
| Index | 108,126.97 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.18% |
| Volume | 357,758,781 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +5.19% |
| Value | ₦9,211,188,507.87 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +12.96% |
| Deals | 15,914 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +6.01% |
| Gainers | 17 | Losers | 37 |
| Unchanged | 68 | Total | 122 |
| YTD Returns | +5.05% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change (%) |
| ASI | -0.34 |
| NGX30 | -0.41 |
| NGXBNK | -1.44 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | -0.15 |
| NGXINDUSTR | -0.07 |
| NGXINS | -0.86 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.04 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.27 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(₦) | Close Price(₦) | Change Price(₦) | %Change |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 11.00 | 12.10 | 1.10 | 10.00 |
| UHOMREIT | 36.60 | 40.25 | 3.65 | 9.97 |
| PZ | 27.00 | 29.50 | 2.50 | 9.26 |
| CONHALLPLC | 3.84 | 4.18 | 0.34 | 8.85 |
| DAARCOMM | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.06 | 8.82 |
| LIVESTOCK | 6.05 | 6.41 | 0.36 | 5.95 |
| REGALINS | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.04 | 5.63 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(₦) | Close Price(₦) | Change Price(₦) | %Change |
| NNFM | 80.60 | 72.55 | -8.05 | -9.99 |
| EUNISELL | 12.05 | 10.85 | -1.20 | -9.96 |
| SOVRENINS | 1.32 | 1.20 | -0.12 | -9.09 |
| NSLTECH | 0.67 | 0.62 | -0.05 | -7.46 |
| UPDCREIT | 6.75 | 6.30 | -0.45 | -6.67 |
| UPDC | 3.10 | 2.91 | -0.19 | -6.13 |
| SUNUASSUR | 6.60 | 6.25 | -0.35 | -5.30 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Volume |
| JAIZBANK | 3.40 | 372 | 48,188,060 |
| ZENITHBANK | 48.40 | 807 | 28,192,002 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.70 | 524 | 18,682,869 |
| GTCO | 63.00 | 426 | 17,877,026 |
| ACCESSCORP | 25.80 | 680 | 15,514,616 |
| AIICO | 1.72 | 243 | 12,365,824 |
| STERLINGNG | 5.90 | 222 | 11,694,289 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price | Number of Trades | Daily Value |
| ZENITHBANK | 48.40 | 807 | 1,372,806,407.45 |
| GTCO | 63.00 | 426 | 1,126,495,348.00 |
| ARADEL | 515.60 | 551 | 844,907,586.30 |
| PRESCO | 785.00 | 233 | 702,311,920.30 |
| MTNN | 264.20 | 730 | 486,698,709.70 |
| WAPCO | 77.60 | 216 | 437,988,294.75 |
| ACCESSCORP | 25.80 | 680 | 403,584,859.50 |
OUTLOOK
The equities market commenced its first trading session of the week on a downward trajectory. The decline was broad-based, with losses seen across various sectors. Looking ahead, we remain cautiously optimistic.
