Trading activities in the Nigerian Equities market closed negative at the end of today, Monday (17/02/2025), as the NGX-ASI decreased to 107,937.74 from 108,049.47 recorded at the close of the previous trading day, indicating a YTD return of 4.87%.
Similarly, the market capitalization decreased by ₦73 billion to ₦67.346 trillion from ₦67.418 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦12.807 billion from ₦12.924 billion.
The market breadth was negative at 0.45X as 19 stocks advanced and 42 stocks declined, while 62 stocks remained unchanged. NB topped the gainers’ list with 10.00%, while IKEJAHOTEL declined by 10.00% to lead the losers’ chart.
ACCESSCORP recorded the highest volume and the highest value for the day.
Read: NGX Price List for Monday, 17th February 2025
MARKET STATISTICS
| CAP | ₦67,345,897,915,860.28 | One Day (ASI CHG) | -0.11% |
| Index | 107,937.74 | One Week (ASI CHG) | +1.93% |
| Volume | 511,100,383 | One Month (ASI CHG) | +5.63% |
| Value | ₦12,806,754,113.51 | Six Months (ASI CHG) | +11.16% |
| Deals | 17,095 | 52 Weeks (ASI CHG) | +5.41% |
| Gainers | 19 | Losers | 42 |
| Unchanged | 62 | Total | 123 |
| YTD Returns | +4.87% |
Source: Ngxgroup.com, GTI Research
Sector Performance
| Security | Change (%) |
| ASI | -0.11 |
| NGX30 | -0.06 |
| NGXBNK | -0.40 |
| NGXCNSMRGDS | +1.35 |
| NGXINDUSTR | +0.12 |
| NGXINS | -1.69 |
| NGXLOTUSISLM | -0.16 |
| NGXOILGAS | -1.07 |
Top 7 Gainers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| NB | 33.00 | 36.30 | 3.30 | 10.00 |
| CADBURY | 29.10 | 32.00 | 2.90 | 9.97 |
| INTENEGINS | 2.23 | 2.45 | 0.22 | 9.87 |
| ENAMELWA | 21.20 | 23.20 | 2.00 | 9.43 |
| SMURFIT | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.02 | 7.69 |
| CUTIX | 2.51 | 2.62 | 0.11 | 4.38 |
| WAPIC | 2.45 | 2.55 | 0.10 | 4.08 |
Top 7 Losers
| Security | Previous Close (₦) | Close Price (₦) | Change Price (₦) | Change (%) |
| IKEJAHOTEL | 14.00 | 12.60 | -1.40 | -10.00 |
| LEARNAFRCA | 4.30 | 3.87 | -0.43 | -10.00 |
| CORNERST | 3.47 | 3.13 | -0.34 | -9.80 |
| UPDC | 3.78 | 3.41 | -0.37 | -9.79 |
| VFDGROUP | 58.00 | 52.40 | -5.60 | -9.66 |
| OANDO | 70.00 | 64.10 | -5.90 | -8.43 |
| REGALINS | 0.77 | 0.71 | -0.06 | -7.79 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Volume
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Volume |
| ACCESSCORP | 28.10 | 620 | 143,646,647 |
| AIICO | 1.72 | 244 | 24,614,068 |
| UPDC | 3.41 | 389 | 20,437,149 |
| FIDELITYBK | 19.50 | 615 | 19,893,884 |
| UBA | 38.35 | 694 | 17,867,038 |
| OANDO | 64.10 | 1319 | 17,344,066 |
| CONHALLPLC | 3.38 | 92 | 16,773,644 |
Top 7 Traded Stocks By Value
| Security | Close Price (₦) | Number of Trades | Value (₦) |
| ACCESSCORP | 28.10 | 620 | 4,030,534,947.35 |
| OANDO | 64.10 | 1,319 | 1,103,197,131.05 |
| UBA | 38.35 | 694 | 688,207,048.55 |
| ZENITHBANK | 51.45 | 623 | 664,765,219.05 |
| GTCO | 63.00 | 421 | 491,776,674.25 |
| MTNN | 264.20 | 657 | 471,238,814.50 |
| ARADEL | 530.00 | 493 | 470,682,199.80 |
OUTLOOK
The market opened with cautious sentiment from investors, and by the end of the trading session, performance was overshadowed by profit-taking, leading to a negative close. However, we anticipate a market rally in the upcoming trading sessions as investors look to capitalize on companies with impressive full-year performance.
