Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed positive at the end of today, Wednesday (08/1/2025), as the NGX-ASI increased to 104,230.73 from 103,398.82 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of +1.27%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by ₦507 billion to ₦63.558 trillion from ₦63.051 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦24.692 billion from ₦14.638 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.93X as 26 stocks advanced and 28 stocks declined, while 68 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSCORP topped the gainers’ list with 10.00%, while SUNUASSUR declined by -9.99% to lead the losers’ chart.
TANTALIZER recorded the highest volume, While GEREGU recorded highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday ,8th January 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | N63,558,638,748,497.14 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.80% |
| Index | 104,230.73 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.27% |
| Volume | 756,417,525 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +6.24% |
| Value | N24,692,385,075.05 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +4.22% |
| Deals | 13,551 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +27.07% |
| Gainers | 26 | Losers | 28 |
| Unchanged | 68 | Total | 122 |
| YTD Returns | +1.27% | ||
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | % Change |
| ASI | 0.80 |
| NGX30 | 0.96 |
| NGXBNK | 0.55 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | 0.09 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.01 |
| NGXINS | -0.27 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | 1.43 |
| NGXOILGAS | -0.13 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price(N) | %Change |
| TRANSCORP | 45.00 | 49.50 | 4.50 | 10.00 |
| MTNN | 200.00 | 220.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 |
| HONYFLOUR | 7.54 | 8.29 | 0.75 | 9.95 |
| AIICO | 1.71 | 1.88 | 0.17 | 9.94 |
| MULTIVERSE | 9.70 | 10.65 | 0.95 | 9.79 |
| LINKASSURE | 1.44 | 1.58 | 0.14 | 9.72 |
| VITAFOAM | 22.50 | 24.50 | 2.00 | 8.89 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close(N) | Close Price(N) | Change Price(N) | %Change |
| SUNUASSUR | 10.01 | 9.01 | -1.00 | -9.99 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.78 | 0.71 | -0.07 | -8.97 |
| NSLTECH | 0.74 | 0.68 | -0.06 | -8.11 |
| CONHALLPLC | 3.61 | 3.40 | -0.21 | -5.82 |
| CILEASING | 4.25 | 4.01 | -0.24 | -5.65 |
| CORNERST | 4.15 | 3.93 | -0.22 | -5.30 |
| LIVESTOCK | 4.76 | 4.54 | -0.22 | -4.62 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Daily Volume |
| TANTALIZER | 2.71 | 192 | 82,391,925 |
| UNIVINSURE | 0.71 | 309 | 56,614,976 |
| AIICO | 1.88 | 352 | 54,330,872 |
| CHAMS | 2.14 | 231 | 33,148,812 |
| GUINEAINS | 0.99 | 154 | 25,501,155 |
| VERITASKAP | 1.60 | 203 | 25,498,979 |
| ACCESSCORP | 24.50 | 677 | 25,462,657 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price(N) | Number of Trades | Daily Value |
| GEREGU | 1150.00 | 148 | 11,387,901,105.00 |
| TOTAL | 630.00 | 246 | 1,777,567,159.10 |
| ARADEL | 598.00 | 241 | 749,246,683.20 |
| ACCESSCORP | 24.50 | 677 | 623,496,965.55 |
| ZENITHBANK | 44.50 | 560 | 588,806,545.65 |
| MTNN | 220.00 | 373 | 410,029,352.50 |
| UBA | 34.00 | 529 | 389,966,693.90 |
OUTLOOK
The Nigerian stock market recorded a substantial gain at the close of today’s trade. This reversal of fortunes was fueled by increased buying activity, as investors took advantage of yesterday’s dips to acquire undervalued stocks. we anticipate a positive trend in the remaining days of the week.
