Stock market investors lose N1.497tn in one week
Nigerian Exchange Group NGX
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Stock market investors recorded a one-week loss of N1.497bn at the close of trading on Friday, November 14, 2025
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 1.68% and 1.58% to close the week at 147,013.59 and N93.501 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX CG, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX Insurance, NGX AFR Div. Yield, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Growth, NGX MERI Value, NGX Consumer Goods, NGX Growth and NGX Sovereign Bond Indices which appreciated by 0.74%, 1.26%, 0.29%, 2.42%, 2.18%, 1.34%, 1.71%, 2.00%, 0.46% 0.14% and 0.12% respectively.
Forty-eight (48) equities appreciated in price during the week, higher than twenty (20) equities in the previous week. Forty-five (45) equities depreciated in price, lower than seventy-five (75) equities in the previous week, while fifty-three (53) equities remained unchanged, higher than fifty-one (51) recorded in the previous week.
A total turnover of 7.325 billion shares worth N156.425 billion in 134,383 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 3.575 billion shares valued at N107.011 billion that exchanged hands last week in 146,429 deals.
The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 6.497 billion shares valued at N87.381 billion traded in 56,148 deals; thus contributing 88.69% and 55.86% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
The Consumer Goods Industry followed with 180.775 million shares worth N12.015 billion in 16,378 deals. Third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 138.365 million shares worth N2.402 billion in 7,869 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Access Holdings Plc and Zenith Bank Plc (measured by volume), accounted for 4.752 billion shares worth N41.132 billion in 14,304 deals, contributing 64.87% and 26.29% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively
