Nigerian Breweries tops buying and selling worth as All-Share Index sheds 2,109 factors 

The Nigerian inventory market closed decrease on August 19, 2025, dropping 2,109.00 factors to finish the day in adverse territory.

Tracked by the All-Share Index, the market fell by 1.46% to 142,613.47, in comparison with 144,722.50 within the earlier session.

Day by day exercise additionally slowed, with quantity easing to 1.02 billion shares, down from 1.05 billion shares traded a day earlier.

Market capitalization declined to N90.2 trillion throughout 34,352 offers, slipping from the N91 trillion stage it held at first of the week.

Prime gainers have been ENAMELWARE, up 9.95%, and DAAR COMMUNICATIONS, which rose 9.82%.

On the flip facet, ROYAL EXCHANGE and DANGOTE CEMENT fell by 10.00% and 9.88%, respectively.

By way of quantity, UNIVERSAL INSURANCE and AIICO Insurance coverage have been essentially the most actively traded shares of the day.

Market abstract   

• Present ASI: 142,613.47
• Earlier ASI: 144,722.5
• Day Change: -1.46%
• Yr-to-Date Efficiency: +38.56%
• Quantity Traded: 1.02 billion shares
• Market Cap: N90.2 trillion

Prime 5 gainers   

• ENAMELWA: Up 9.95% to N35.90
• DAARCOMM: Up 9.82% to N1.23
• DEAPCAP: Up 9.60% to N1.94
• ACADEMY: Up 8.43% to N9.00
• INTBREW: Up 6.95% to N13.85

Prime 5 losers   

• ROYALEX: Down 10.00% to N2.52
• DANGCEM: Down 9.88% to N520.00
• RTBRISCOE: Down 9.87% to N3.56
• JAIZBANK: Down 9.81% to N4.32
• LASACO: Down 9.77% to N3.60

Buying and selling quantity 

Market exercise softened as day by day quantity slipped to 1.02 billion shares, down from 1.05 billion shares recorded within the earlier session.

• UNIVINSURE topped the chart with a hefty 130.2 million shares exchanged.
• AIICO adopted intently with 100.1 million shares, displaying sustained investor urge for food.
• MBENEFIT ranked third with 68.5 million shares.
• PRESTIGE and REGALINS accomplished the highest 5 with 66.8 million and 46.1 million shares, respectively.

Buying and selling worth 

• Nigerian Breweries (NB) led with trades price N2.1 billion.
• Dangote Cement (DANGCEM) adopted at N1.3 billion, whereas Entry Holdings (ACCESSCORP) recorded N1.04 billion.
• Zenith Bank (ZENITHBANK) posted N894 million, and Dangote Sugar (DANGSUGAR) rounded out the highest 5 with N765.9 million.

SWOOT & FUGAZ efficiency 

The SWOOTs (Shares Price Over One Trillion Naira) delivered a combined outing:

• INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES gained 6.95%, FIDELITY BANK rose 0.97%, whereas LAFARGE AFRICA edged up 0.04%.
• On the draw back, DANGOTE CEMENT shed 9.88%, and NIGERIAN BREWERIES slipped 2.10%.

For the FUGAZ banks:

• UBA managed a slim 0.10% uptick.

Losses have been seen in Zenith Bank (-7.26%), GTCO (-2.06%), and Entry Holdings (-0.18%).

Market outlook 

The market has entered a retracement part, with the index prone to dip under 142,000 and presumably 141,000 if the bearish momentum continues.

Additional weak point in large-cap shares may deepen the general market decline.