Dangote Cement trades N11 billion as ASI tops 146,000, up 42% YTD

The Nigerian All-Share Index (ASI) superior by 485.2 factors to shut the buying and selling session of October 9, 2025, in constructive territory at 146,204.3 factors.

This represents a 0.33% improve from 145,719.1 factors within the earlier session, pushing the year-to-date efficiency to a formidable 42.05%, whilst buying and selling quantity slowed.

Market exercise eased, with a complete of 346.9 million shares traded, down from 525.6 million recorded the day gone by.

Nevertheless, market capitalization mirrored the bullish sentiment, rising to N92.7 trillion throughout 24,691 offers, firmly holding above the N92 trillion mark.

On the gainers’ chart, EUNISELL and CAVERTON hit the day by day 10.00% restrict, main the market’s prime performers.

Conversely, FTNCOCOA shed 6.67%, whereas TANTALIZER declined 3.35%, rising because the day’s main laggards.

Among the many most actively traded shares had been FIDELITY BANK and DANGOTE CEMENT, which accounted for a good portion of market turnover.

DANGOTE CEMENT additionally dominated the worth chart, recording trades value N11 billion.

Market abstract

Present ASI: 146,204.3
Earlier ASI: 145,719.1
Day Change: +0.33%
12 months-to-Date Efficiency: +42.05%
Quantity Traded: 346.9 million shares
Market Cap: N92.79 trillion.

High 5 gainers

EUNISELL: Up 10.00% to N44.00
CAVERTON: Up 10.00% to N6.93
SUNUASSUR: Up 9.90% to N5.77
IMG: Up 9.10% to N35.95
MECURE: Up 8.81% to N28.40

High 5 losers

FTNCOCOA: Down 6.67% to N5.60
TANTALIZER: Down 3.35% to N2.31
FIDELITYBK: Down 2.38% to N20.50
PZ: Down 2.18% to N38.15
VERITASKAP: Down 1.90% to N2.06

Buying and selling quantity

Market exercise moderated, with a complete of 346.9 million shares traded, down from 525.6 million within the earlier session.

FIDELITYBK led the pack with 42 million shares, adopted by DANGCEM with 20.9 million.
STERLINGNG ranked third with 19.8 million shares, whereas JAIZBANK and CHAMS accomplished the highest 5 with 19.4 million and 17.6 million shares, respectively

Buying and selling worth

By way of worth, DANGCEM dominated the chart with trades value N11 billion.

NESTLE adopted with N5.09 billion, whereas MTNN recorded N4.93 billion.
ARADEL posted N1 billion, and FIDELITYBK rounded out the record with N861.5 million.

SWOOT & FUGAZ Efficiency

Shares Price Over One Trillion Naira (SWOOTs) ended the session on a blended notice.

INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES gained 2.19%, DANGOTE CEMENT added 1.89%, NIGERIAN BREWERIES rose 1.10%, STANBIC IBTC climbed 0.93%, LAFARGE AFRICA superior 0.7%, and MTNN inched up 0.02%.

On the draw back, BUA CEMENT slipped 0.63%.

FUGAZ:

Among the many tier-one banks, efficiency was largely constructive.