Stock market investors lose N832bn in one week
Nigerian Exchange Group NGX
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Stock market investors recorded a one-week loss of N832bn at the close of trading on Thursday September 4, 2025.
The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government declared Friday September 5, 2025, as a public holiday to mark Eid el Maulud celebration.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.94% to close the week at 138,980.01 and N87.937 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Growth and NGX Commodity indices which appreciated by 0.15% and 0.04% respectively, while the NGX AseM index closed flat.
Nineteen (19) equities appreciated in price during the week, lower than thirty-two (32) equities in the previous week. Sixty-four (64) equities depreciated in price, higher than fifty-seven (57) equities in the previous week, while sixty-four (64) equities remained unchanged, higher than fifty-seven (57) recorded in the previous week.
According to figures obtained by Dailyeconomy from the NGX, a total turnover of 3.117 billion shares worth N90.295 billion in 118,018 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 3.199 billion shares valued at N85.399 billion that exchanged hands last week in 142,477 deals.
The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 2.542 billion shares valued at N30.357 billion traded in 52,390 deals; thus contributing 81.55% and 33.62% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
The Services Industry followed with 114.610 million shares worth N816.381 million in 6,098 deals. Third place was the Consumer Goods Industry, with a turnover of 105.452 million shares worth N5.492 billion in 13,346 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Access Holdings Plc and Fidelity Bank Plc (measured by volume), accounted for 1.685 billion shares worth N9.813 billion in 9,367 deals, contributing 54.05% and 10.87% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
