The Nigerian domestic bourse closed the day’s session with a +0.70% gain, as the NGX-All Share Index closed the day at 145,813.86 points. Investors’ interest and gains in GUINNESS (+10.00%), BUACEMENT (+7.33%), FIRSTHOLDCO (+1.25%), ACCESSCORP (+.055%), GTCO (+0.40%) and forty-eight (48) others ensured that the market closed positively, as the ASI year-to-date (YTD) yield rose to +46.98 %.
LINKASSURE led the top 5 most traded equities with (562.32)mn shares traded in 209 deals valued at N978.44mn. STERLINGNG followed with (189.77)mn, AIICO (90.68)mn, ZENITHBANK (60.35)mn, and LASACO with (58.49)mn units of shares, which made up 35.41% of the total volume and 22.95% of the total value of traded transactions for the session. MTNN (1,752) and UBA (1,732) led one hundred and twenty-seven (127) others on the deals table.
The total volume traded today increased by (+42.89%) to end the day with 2.70bn shares valued at N32.63bn traded in 35,137 deals, compared to 1.03bn shares valued at N22.84bn traded in 38,932 deals. The Market Index closed at 145,813.86 points compared to 144,796.37 points for Tuesday 05/08/2025; signifying an increase of (+0.70%), as market capitalisation gained N643.74tn to close at N92.25tn against N91.61tn, and also signifying an increase of (+0.70%) for the same period on the equities market. Analysis of trading activities for the day shows that one hundred and twenty-eight (128) equities were traded on, fifty-three (53) equities appreciated, and twenty-six (26) equities depreciated. In contrast, forty-nine (49) equities remained unchanged. JAIZBANK (+10.00%), SCOA (+10.00) led fifty-one (51) others on the gainer’s table, while UACN (-10.00 %) led twenty-five (25) others on the laggard’s table.