Nigerian Exchange investors gain N822bn as the All-Share Index rises 0.92% to 141,845.35 and market capitalisation closes at N89.744trn

The benchmark index finished at 141,845.35 points, while market capitalisation settled at N89.744 trillion.

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Despite the upbeat week, several sectoral indices ended in the red. The NGX CG, NGX Premium, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX Insurance, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX MERI Growth and NGX MERI Value all dipped by between 0.15 and 4.67 per cent. The NGX ASeM index, however, remained flat.

Market activity showed a total turnover of 2.735 billion shares worth N85.197 billion in 127,284 deals, compared with 3.188 billion shares valued at N99.685 billion traded last week across 132,711 deals.

The Financial Services sector dominated trading, accounting for 1.909 billion shares valued at N37.834 billion across 56,026 deals. This represented nearly 70 per cent of total equity turnover volume.

ICT followed with 184.87 million shares worth N6.189 billion, while the Services sector placed third with 176.506 million shares valued at N813.25 million.

Abbey Mortgage Bank, Fidelity Bank and United Bank for Africa emerged as the most active stocks, jointly contributing 32.02 per cent of total turnover volume and 19.27 per cent of value, with 875.822 million shares worth N16.417 billion traded in 11,389 deals.

On the gainers’ chart, Guinness Nigeria rose 28.60 per cent to lead the pack, followed by Multiverse Mining, Eunisell Interlinked, Etranzact International and Chellaram.

Conversely, Omatek Ventures, Cornerstone Insurance, Secure Electronic Technology, Royal Exchange and UBA topped the week’s decliners.

In a separate development, the NGX confirmed the listing of NGX30H6 and NGXPENSIONH6 Futures Contracts on Monday, 15 September 2025.

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It also announced that Chams Holding Company Plc had secured SEC approval to extend its ongoing rights issue by 10 working days, with the new closing date set for Friday, 26 September 2025.