Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed Positive at the end of today, Wednesday (19/02/2025), as the NGX-ASI increased to 108,609.51 from 107,670.98 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of 5.52%.
Similarly, the market capitalization increased by ₦504 billion to ₦67.684 trillion from ₦67.179 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦8.631 billion from ₦11.262billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.93X as 25 stocks advanced and 27 stocks declined, while 69 stocks remained unchanged. BUAFOODS topped the gainers’ list with 9.91%, while UPL declined by 9.80% to lead the losers’ chart.
ACCESSCORP recorded the highest volume and highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Wednesday, 19th February 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | ₦67,684,201,411,968.52 | One Day (ASI CHG) | +0.87% |
| Index | 108,609.51 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +0.73% |
| Volume | 343,718,718 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +6.09% |
| Value | ₦8,631,555,393.66 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +13.40% |
| Deals | 12,970 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +7.15% |
| Gainers | 25 | Losers | 27 |
| Unchanged | 69 | Total | 121 |
| YTD Returns | +5.52% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change (%) |
| ASI | +0.87 |
| NGX30 | +0.93 |
| NGXBNK | -0.61 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | +4.16 |
| NGXINDUSTR | 0.00 |
| NGXINS | +0.29 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | +1.14 |
| NGXOILGAS | +0.03 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | %Change |
| BUAFOODS | 373.50 | 410.50 | 37.00 | 9.91 |
| RTBRISCOE | 2.46 | 2.63 | 0.17 | 6.91 |
| ETERNA | 40.00 | 42.50 | 2.50 | 6.25 |
| SUNUASSUR | 6.52 | 6.92 | 0.40 | 6.13 |
| VERITASKAP | 1.16 | 1.23 | 0.07 | 6.03 |
| CILEASING | 3.75 | 3.96 | 0.21 | 5.60 |
| HONYFLOUR | 12.70 | 13.40 | 0.70 | 5.51 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | %Change |
| UPL | 5.10 | 4.60 | -0.50 | -9.80 |
| INTENEGINS | 2.45 | 2.21 | -0.24 | -9.80 |
| UNIONDICON | 7.35 | 6.65 | -0.70 | -9.52 |
| DAARCOMM | 0.69 | 0.64 | -0.05 | -7.25 |
| JOHNHOLT | 7.54 | 7.00 | -0.54 | -7.16 |
| REGALINS | 0.71 | 0.66 | -0.05 | -7.04 |
| ACADEMY | 3.20 | 3.00 | -0.20 | -6.25 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Daily Volume |
| ACCESSCORP | 27.50 | 1,417 | 65,095,634 |
| FIDELITYBK | 19.00 | 497 | 50,687,591 |
| ZENITHBANK | 50.45 | 619 | 22,090,943 |
| STERLINGNG | 5.93 | 151 | 13,168,934 |
| WAPIC | 2.71 | 110 | 13,076,154 |
| AIICO | 1.72 | 170 | 11,555,362 |
| UBA | 38.00 | 384 | 11,100,831 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Daily Value |
| ACCESSCORP | 27.50 | 1,417 | 1,800,608,593 |
| ZENITHBANK | 50.45 | 619 | 1,118,349,493 |
| FIDELITYBK | 19.00 | 497 | 962,543,946 |
| UBA | 38.00 | 384 | 421,226,805 |
| MTNN | 264.20 | 615 | 338,314,049 |
| ARADEL | 530.00 | 355 | 333,118,590 |
| GTCO | 62.85 | 270 | 329,882,866 |
OUTLOOK
Nigeria’s stock market witnessed a significant turnaround today, as investors seized on the previous 2 days’ losses to buy into undervalued stocks, sparking a broad-based rally. The positive sentiment is likely to persist through the rest of the week.
