Economy
Investors Gain N764bn as All-Shares Index Nears 120,000-point Mark
By Dipo Olowookere
Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited further closed bullish on Tuesday, rallying by 1.02 per cent on the second trading session of the week.
Data from Customs Street showed that the All-Share Index (ASI) moved closer to the 120,000-point threshold yesterday after it gained 1,211.17 points to settle at 119,790.82 points compared with the previous day’s 118,579.65 points.
In the same vein, the market capitalisation of the Nigerian bourse increased by N764 billion yesterday to end at N75.576 trillion, in contrast to the N74.812 trillion it ended a day earlier.
Unlike the preceding session, a sector, energy, finished in red on Tuesday, shedding 1.51 per cent due to profit-taking.
However, the industrial goods space grew by 3.13 per cent, the consumer goods counter appreciated by 2.01 per cent, the banking index improved by 0.94 per cent, the commodity industry rose by 0.28 per cent, and the insurance sector chalked up 0.06 per cent.
Investor sentiment was strong yesterday after the NGX ended with 61 appreciating equities and 22 depreciating equities, representing a positive market breadth index.
Dangote Sugar, Okomu Oil, UPDC, and Beta Glass advanced by 10.00 per cent each to quote at N44.00, N748.00, N3.30, and N333.95, respectively, while Champion Breweries soared by 9.98 per cent to N9.92.
Conversely, DAAR Communications depleted by 7.81 per cent to 59 Kobo, Prestige Assurance went down by 5.56 per cent to N1.02, Industrial and Medical Gases shed 4.30 per cent to trade at N33.40, NPF Microfinance Bank depreciated by 4.25 per cent to N2.03, and Aradel Holdings lost 4.06 per cent to close at N515.00.
A total of 868.7 million stocks valued at N23.7 billion were traded in 22,207 deals during the session compared with the 653.7 million stocks worth N21.3 billion transacted in 22.206 deals on Monday, indicating an improvement in the trading volume, value, and number of deals by 32.89 per cent, 11.27 per cent, and 0.01 per cent, respectively.
Business Post reports that LivingTrust Mortgage Bank was the most active stocks with 112.3 million units valued at N415.7 million, Royal Exchange traded 103.6 million units worth N113.8 million, Fidelity Bank sold 83.9 million units for N1.6 billion, Access Holdings exchanged 55.6 million units valued at N1.3 billion, and Zenith Bank transacted 34.2 million units worth N1.8 billion.
Economy
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Economy
NASD Unlisted Security Index Crosses 4,000-point Benchmark Again
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange achieved a milestone on Friday, April 24, 2026, after five securities on the platform helped with a 1.85 per cent growth.
Data showed that the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) again crossed the 4,000-point benchmark yesterday.
The index chalked up 73.64 points during the trading day to close at 4,052.59 points compared with the preceding session’s 3,978.95 points, while the market capitalisation added N5.38 billion to finish at N2.424 trillion versus Thursday’s closing value of N2.380 trillion.
The price gainers were led by Okitipupa Plc, which grew by N25.00 to sell at N305.00 per share compared with the previous price of N280.00 per share. Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc gained N6.92 to close at N76.26 per unit versus N69.34 per unit, Afriland Properties Plc appreciated by N1.00 to N17.00 per share from N18.00 per share, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc improved by 55 Kobo to N99.55 per unit from N99.00 per unit, and Food Concepts Plc increased by 5 Kobo to N2.70 per share from N2.65 per share.
However, there was a price loser, MRS Oil, which dipped by N21.75 to N195.75 per unit from N217.50 per unit.
During the final session of the week, the value of securities jumped 75.2 per cent to N41.3 million from N23.6 million units, and the number of deals expanded by 62.9 per cent to 44 deals from 27 deals, while the volume of securities declined marginally by 0.9 per cent to 447,403 units from 451,522 units.
At the close of trades, Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc was the most traded stock by volume (year-to-date) with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, trailed by Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units valued at N415.7 million, and Infrastructure Guarantee Credit Plc with 400 million units traded for N1.2 billion.
GNI was also the most active stock by value (year-to-date) with 3.4 billion units sold for N8.4 billion, followed by CSCS Plc with 59.6 million units transacted for N4.0 billion, and Okitipupa Plc with 27.8 million units exchanged for N1.9 billion.
Economy
Naira Slips to N1,358/$1 as FX Reserves, Policy Uncertainty Concerns
By Adedapo Adesanya
It was not a good day for the Nigerian Naira in the currency market on Friday, April 24, as its value depreciated against the major foreign currencies at the close of transactions.
In the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX), it lost N4.53 or 0.33 per cent against the United States Dollar yesterday to trade at N1,358.44/$1, in contrast to the N1,353.91/$1 it was exchanged on Thursday.
Equally, the domestic currency slipped against the Pound Sterling in the official market during the session by N8.14 to close at N1,834.02/£1, compared with the previous rate of N1,825.88/£1 and dropped N8.01 against the Euro to sell at N1,590.73/€1 versus N1,582.72/€1.
Also, the Naira depreciated against the US Dollar at the GTBank FX desk on Friday by N4 to quote at N1,370/$1 compared with the previous session’s N1,366/$1, and at the parallel market, it depleted by N5 to settle at N1,380/$1 versus the preceding day’s N1,375/$1.
Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated that NFEM interbank turnover surged to N43.562 million across 68 deals, up from N28.117 million the previous day.
Despite the CBN’s reassurance that the recent drop in external reserves is not worrisome, the market remains unsettled by persistent concerns over liquidity constraints, policy transparency, and weakening confidence in Nigeria’s FX market as gross reserves continue to decline to $48.4 billion.
The outlook for the Dollar appears supported by broader macro risks, including elevated oil prices tied to the tanker traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and a continued US-Iran standoff over ceasefire negotiations.
A look at the digital currency market showed that investors are sitting on the edge as the US Dollar rebounded amid geopolitical and inflation risks despite continued inflows into US spot bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
Solana (SOL) rose by 1.2 per cent to sell $86.45, Cardano (ADA) appreciated by 1.1 per cent to $0.2517, Dogecoin (DOGE) grew by 0.9 per cent to $0.0989, Ripple (XRP) improved by 0.3 per cent to $1.43, Ethereum (ETH) soared by 0.2 per cent to $2,316.83, and Binance Coin (BNB) chalked up 0.1 per cent to sell for $637.44.
However, TRON (TRX) depreciated by 1.3 per cent to $0.3235, and Bitcoin (BTC) lost 0.2 per cent to close at $77,562.27, while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) and the US Dollar Coin (USDC) closed flat at $1.00 each.
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