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NGX: Investor Appetite in GTCO, MTN and Others Drives Market Capitalisation Up by ₦171 Billion

Nigeria’s stock market

Nigeria’s stock market

Investor optimism, particularly in GTCO and MTN Nigeria, helped lift Nigeria’s stock market yesterday, contributing to a ₦171 billion surge in market capitalisation.

The gains reinforced the ongoing bullish momentum on the Nigerian Exchange.

The NGX All-Share Index (NGX ASI) closed at 142,979.46 basis points, up 268.98 basis points or 0.19 percent on the day. This brings the year-to-date return to approximately 38.9 percent, with the month-to-date return also in the green.

Sectoral & Stock Performance

Positive movement was broad-based:

  • Insurance, Consumer Goods, and Banking indices each rose by 0.4% (Insurance & Consumer Goods) and 0.2% (Banking).
  • Oil & Gas gained 0.1%, while the Industrial Goods index remained flat.

Standout gainers of the session included:

  • PZ Cussons Nigeria: +10.0% to ₦37.95 per share
  • Eterna PLC: +9.94% to ₦37.05
  • Champion Breweries: +9.82% to ₦15.10

Meanwhile, the biggest losers were:

  • R.T. Briscoe (Nigeria): –9.89% to ₦3.37
  • Thomas Wyatt Nigeria: –9.82% to ₦3.58
  • Sovereign Trust Insurance: –9.33% to ₦2.72

Market Activity & Outlook

Trading activity exploded: volume traded surged 402.5 percent to 6.233 billion units, valued at ₦54.452 billion, over 32,682 deals.

Nigeria’s stock market top traded stocks by volume included:

  • Cornerstone Insurance: 5.448 billion shares worth ₦25.063 billion
  • UBA: 152.135 million shares worth ₦6.543 billion
  • Wema Bank: 152.048 million shares valued at ₦2.516 billion

In light of the gains, Afrinvest Limited forecast a continuation of the bullish trend, barring any negative surprises.

(Source: ThisDayLive)

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