Economy
Stock Market Loses N47bn on Resumption from Democracy Day Break
By Dipo Olowookere
The first trading session of the week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited ended on a negative on Tuesday with a decline of 0.16 per cent buoyed by mild profit-taking.
The stock market was not operational on Monday as a result of the public holiday declared by the federal government to celebrate June 12 Democracy Day.
Sell-offs in almost all the key sectors of the exchange weakened the All Share Index (ASI) by 87.74 points to 53,113.64 points from 53,201.38 points, while the market capitalisation depreciated by N47 billion to N28.634 trillion from N28.681 trillion.
Apart from the insurance sector, which gained 0.16 per cent, every other counter closed bearish with the energy index losing 0.46 per cent, the banking space crashing by 0.35 per cent, the industrial goods sector going down by 0.11 per cent and the cousin, the consumer goods index, losing 0.01 per cent.
Business Post observed that though the bourse was relatively quiet yesterday, the level of activity improved with the trading volume, value and number of deals appreciating by 9.79 per cent, 17.11 per cent and 17.67 per cent respectively.
At the close of transactions, the volume of shares increased by 300.0 million units from 273.2 million units, the value of shares improved by N3.1 billion from N2.7 billion, while the number of trades jumped to 5,394 deals from the preceding session’s 4,584 deals.
FCMB displaced Transcorp as the most active stock in the market on Tuesday, trading 52.1 million equities valued at N182.3 million and was trailed by UBA, which exchanged 47.7 million shares worth N365.4 million.
Transcorp transacted 39.3 million equities valued at N52.2 million, Access Holdings traded 30.1 million shares worth N294.0 million, while GTCO sold 20.4 million equities for N446.2 million.
On the price movement index, CAP emerged as the worst-performing stock as it fell by 9.93 per cent to N18.15, Caverton depreciated by 7.83 per cent to N1.06, Livestock Feeds reduced by 6.25 per cent to N1.50, Transcorp declined by 5.07 per cent to N1.31, while Champion Breweries depreciated by 4.63 per cent to N3.50.
On the flip side, Learn Africa finished the session as the best-performing stock after its value went up by 9.72 per cent to N2.37, Sunu Assurances gained 9.38 per cent to close at 35 kobo, Coronation Insurance appreciated by 5.00 per cent to 42 kobo, Sterling Bank rose by 1.97 per cent to N1.55, while Cornerstone Insurance improved by 1.64 per cent to 62 kobo.
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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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