Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed negative at the end of today, Thursday (20/02/2025), as the NGX-ASI decreased to 108,568.50 from 108,609.51 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of +5.48%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by ₦25 billion to ₦67.659 trillion from ₦67.684 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦8.425 billion from ₦8.631 billion.
The market breadth was positive at 1.29X as 31 stocks advanced and 24 stocks declined, while 67 stocks remained unchanged. ABBEYBDS topped the gainers’ list with 10.00%, while UNIONDICON declined by 9.77% to lead the losers’ chart.
ELLAHLAKES recorded the highest volume, while GTCO recorded the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Thursday, 20th February 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | ₦67,658,650,209,988.48 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.04% |
| Index | 108,568.50 | One Week (ASI CHG) | -0.55% |
| Volume | 421,256,435 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +5.27% |
| Value | ₦8,424,711,536.45 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +13.21% |
| Deals | 13,269 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +7.24% |
| Gainers | 31 | Losers | 24 |
| Unchanged | 67 | Total | 122 |
| YTD Returns | +5.48% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change (%) |
| ASI | -0.04 |
| NGX30 | +0.03 |
| NGXBNK | -0.68 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | +4.16 |
| NGXINDUSTR | +0.01 |
| NGXINS | +0.53 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | +0.03 |
| NGXOILGAS | -1.03 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| ABBEYBDS | 3.10 | 3.41 | 0.31 | 10.00 |
| UPL | 4.60 | 5.05 | 0.45 | 9.78 |
| SOVRENINS | 1.15 | 1.26 | 0.11 | 9.57 |
| REGALINS | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.05 | 7.58 |
| SMURFIT | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 7.14 |
| INTENEGINS | 2.21 | 2.36 | 0.15 | 6.79 |
| GUINEAINS | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 6.76 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| UNIONDICON | 6.65 | 6.00 | -0.65 | -9.77 |
| DEAPCAP | 0.99 | 0.92 | -0.07 | -7.07 |
| CWG | 8.70 | 8.20 | -0.50 | -5.75 |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 12.60 | 11.90 | -0.70 | -5.56 |
| TANTALIZER | 2.05 | 1.95 | -0.10 | -4.88 |
| AFRIPRUD | 33.75 | 32.50 | -1.25 | -3.70 |
| MANSARD | 9.45 | 9.10 | -0.35 | -3.70 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| ELLAHLAKES | 3.21 | 172 | 136,676,873 |
| ZENITHBANK | 49.95 | 789 | 22,979,047 |
| GTCO | 62.40 | 374 | 20,831,548 |
| JAIZBANK | 3.40 | 238 | 17,395,591 |
| UBA | 37.95 | 486 | 16,278,250 |
| FIDELITYBK | 18.50 | 494 | 15,164,356 |
| ACCESSCORP | 26.90 | 599 | 13,620,707 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Value (₦) |
| GTCO | 62.40 | 374 | 1,307,246,659.95 |
| ZENITHBANK | 49.95 | 789 | 1,150,070,098.10 |
| UBA | 37.95 | 486 | 617,002,500.15 |
| ARADEL | 515.60 | 320 | 511,047,949.40 |
| ELLAHLAKES | 3.21 | 172 | 440,156,589.20 |
| TRANSCORP | 59.00 | 241 | 380,557,670.30 |
| ACCESSCORP | 26.90 | 599 | 370,032,339.65 |
OUTLOOK
Nigeria’s stock market closed slightly lower today despite more gainers than losers. Losses in oil & gas and banking stocks drove the decline. A rebound is expected in the next session as interest rate effects influence market performance.
