Economy
Equity Investors’ Portfolio Value Swell 0.42% as NGX Market Cap Hits N94trn
By Dipo Olowookere
A 0.42 per cent rise was recorded by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Thursday following renewed buying interest in local equities.
This raised the value of all stocks on Customs Street by N389 billion at the close of business to N94.165 trillion from the preceding session’s N93.776 trillion.
In the same vein, the bargain-hunting activity pushed the All-Share Index (ASI) higher by 612.82 points to 148,355.04 points from 147,742.22 points.
Business Post observed that there was an improvement in the level of activity yesterday, with the trading volume, value, and number of deals growing by 11.13 per cent, 35.20 per cent, and 2.82 per cent, respectively.
This was because the market participants bought and sold 432.4 million equities worth N16.9 billion in 23,665 deals compared with the 389.1 million equities valued at N12.5 billion transacted in 23,017 deals on Wednesday.
Consolidated Hallmark was the busiest stock for the trading session, transacting 41.0 million units valued at N196.6 million and was closely followed by Access Holdings, which traded 40.3 million units worth N1.0 billion. GTCO exchanged 27.6 million units for N2.6 billion, Zenith Bank sold 25.1 million units worth N1.7 billion, and Tantalizers transacted 22.2 million units valued at N51.1 million.
Investor sentiment remained strong after the bourse finished with 30 price gainers and 26 price losers, representing a positive market breadth index.
Secure Electronic Technology gained 7.06 per cent to sell for 91 Kobo, Sterling Holdings expanded by 6.49 per cent to N8.20, Livestock Feeds jumped by 5.33 per cent to N7.90, The Initiates rose by 5.18 per cent to N14.00, and May & Baker appreciated by 4.99 per cent to N17.90.
On the flip side, Sunu Assurances slipped by 9.71 per cent to N5.21, Haldane McCall lost 7.53 per cent to finish at N4.05, DAAR Communications depreciated by 6.36 per cent to N1.03, Sovereign Trust Insurance tumbled by 6.05 per cent to N3.26, and Custodian Investment gave up 4.55 per cent to trade at N42.00.
During the trading day, apart from the insurance counter, which fell by 1.35 per cent, the remaining key sectors closed higher, with the industrial goods space up by 1.44 per cent.
Further, the consumer goods counter appreciated by 0.24 per cent, the banking index improved by 0.21 per cent, the energy industry gained 0.18 per cent, and the commodity landscape advanced by 0.09 per cent.
By Adedapo Adesanya
Nigeria met its production quota set by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as crude oil and condensate production soared to an average of 1,735,398 barrels per day in June 2026, representing positive growth for a fourth consecutive month.
This is according to a statement released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and signed by its Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Mr Eniola Akinkuotu, on Sunday.
The regulator noted that in June, crude oil production hit 1.56 million barrels per day while 0.18 million barrels per day of condensates were produced. The commission revealed that Nigeria met 104 per cent of the 1.5 million barrels per day crude oil production quota set by OPEC.
Business Post reports that OPEC quota doesn’t account for condensates in its count.
In strict crude oil terms (excluding condensates), the 1.56 million daily average production Nigeria witnessed in June is the highest that Africa’s biggest oil producer has recorded since April 2020, thus representing a 74-month high.
In June, NUPRC noted that the peak combined crude oil and condensate production was 1.89 million barrels per day, reflecting Nigeria’s potential to reach 2 million barrels per day in the near term. However, the lowest production was 1.57 million barrels per day for the period in review.
According to the upstream regulator, the improved performance was primarily driven by stable production operations across most producing assets and the absence of any major pipeline outages during the period under review.
This enhanced operational stability supported improved production uptime and crude evacuation efficiency.
Nigeria, which is Africa’s biggest oil producer, has not been able to top its record-high production of 2.5 million barrels per day recorded in 2025 due to challenges ranging from underinvestment to oil theft.
By Dipo Olowookere
On the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited last week, investors transacted 3.648 billion shares worth N220.568 billion in 251,861 deals compared with the 3.821 billion shares valued at N154.393 billion traded in 258,567 deals a week earlier.
Analysis showed that financial stocks led the activity chart with 2.899 billion units sold for N147.360 billion in 106,603 deals, accounting for 79.48 per cent and 66.81 per cent of the total trading volume and value, respectively.
Services equities recorded a turnover of 164.914 million units valued at N3.615 billion in 16,375 deals, and the consumer goods shares exchanged 157.451 million units worth N7.777 billion in 27,950 deals.
First Holdco, Zenith Bank, and Fidelity Bank were the busiest stocks for the five-day trading week, trading 1.745 billion units valued at N121.828 billion in 31,053 deals, contributing 47.85 per cent and 55.23 per cent to the total trading volume and value, respectively.
Business Post reports that 60 equities appreciated during the week versus 22 equities in the previous week, 28 shares depreciated versus 57 shares of the preceding week, and 58 stocks closed flat versus 67 stocks of the previous week.
International Breweries gained 40.00 per cent to trade at N13.30, RT Briscoe expanded by 32.02 per cent to N13.40, Livestock Feeds improved by 28.47 per cent to N9.25, First Holdco chalked up 25.82 per cent to close at N69.20, and Abbey Bank rose by 23.65 per cent to N9.15.
On the flip side, McNichols lost 28.57 per cent to finish at N5.00, Thomas Wyatt gave up 11.64 per cent to quote at N2.43, Geregu Power declined by 10.00 per cent to N825.70, CAP shed 9.99 per cent to settle at N157.60, and Guinness Nigeria also slipped by 9.99 per cent to N329.00.
Customs Street was under buying pressure last week, making the All-Share Index (ASI) and the market capitalisation close higher by 6.35 per cent to 243,798.76 points and N156.445 trillion, respectively.
In the same vein, all other indices finished higher apart from the growth and sovereign bond indices, which depreciated by 7.43 per cent and 0.02 per cent, respectively.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange rose by 2.30 per cent, spurring the NASD Security Index (NSI) to close higher by 96.61 points to 4,296.34 points from 4,199.73 points, and raising the market capitalisation by N57.99 billion to N2.578 trillion from N2.521 trillion.
The market was up yesterday despite a lower activity level, as the volume of securities traded slumped by 94.7 per cent to 1.3 million units from the previous 23.9 million units. The value of securities slipped by 57.2 per cent to N29.2 million from the preceding session’s N68.2 million, while the number of deals executed by market participants increased by 6.7 per cent to 32 deals from the 30 deals carried out on Thursday.
At the close of transactions, Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc remained the most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis, with a turnover of 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, trailed by Infrastructure Credit Guarantee (Infracredit) Plc with 2.3 billion units valued at N6.5 billion in trades, and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc with 70.8 million units traded for N4.9 billion.
GNI Plc was also the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units sold for N8.4 billion, followed by Infracredit Plc with 2.3 billion units exchanged for N6.5 billion, and Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units transacted for N415.7 million.
During the trading day, there were three price gainers and two price losers, led by Afriland Properties Plc, which shed N1.48 to sell at N15.17 per share compared with the previous session’s N16.65 per share, and Food Concepts Plc, which slid by 7 Kobo to close at N2.69 per unit versus N2.76 per unit.
Conversely, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc improved its value by N9.50 to trade at N150.00 per share compared with Thursday’s closing price of N140.50 per share, CSCS Plc went up by N7.95 to N89.65 per unit from N81.70 per unit, and 11 Plc soared by N6.94 to N206.95 per share from N200.01 per share.
