The last trading session in the month of September 2025 ended on a positive note on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited with a 0.23 per cent gain on Tuesday.
The local stock market, taking a break on Wednesday for the October 1 Independence Day anniversary, has continued to attract investors’ funds.
UPDC topped the gainers’ chart after it chalked up 9.97 per cent to trade at N6.61, Nigerian Enamelware grew by 9.97 per cent to finish at N38.60, Eterna rose by 9.95 per cent to N33.70, Aradel Holdings increased by 9.82 per cent to N615.00, and The Initiates jumped by 9.77 per cent to N14.60.
On the flip side, Union Dicon topped the losers’ log after it shrank by 10.00 per cent to N8.10, Champion Breweries decreased by 7.09 per cent N13.75, Royal Exchange depleted by 5.96 per cent to N2.05, Wema Bank crashed by 5.56 per cent to N17.00, and Custodian Investment dropped 5.12 per cent to trade at N40.80.
A total of 28 stocks appreciated yesterday and 32 stocks depreciated, indicating a negative market breadth index and weak investor sentiment.
The market participants traded 1.2 billion shares valued at N29.8 billion in 28,009 deals versus the 384.0 shares worth N11.6 billion transacted in 28,114 deals recorded a day earlier, showing a shortfall in the number of deals by 0.37 per cent and a surge in the trading volume and value by 212.50 per cent and 156.90 per cent apiece.
Fidelity Bank topped the activity chart with 793.0 million equities sold for N15.9 billion, NCR Nigeria traded 66.8 million shares worth N1.1 billion, Zenith Bank exchanged 49.4 million stocks valued at N3.4 billion, Sterling Holdings transacted 28.3 million equities worth N220.6 million, and FCMB traded 25.3 million stocks for N269.9 million.
Yesterday, the energy sector grew by 3.66 per cent, and the commodity index appreciated by 1.79 per cent.
However, the insurance lost 0.35 per cent, the consumer goods space depreciated by 0.19 per cent, the banking counter went down by 0.14 per cent, and the industrial goods slipped by 0.11 per cent.
When Customs Street closed for the day, the All-Share Index (ASI) expanded by 332.92 points to 142,710.48 points from 142,377.56 points and the market capitalisation went up by N466 billion to N90.581 trillion from N90.115 trillion.