Finest performing Nigerian shares for the week ended October 24, 2025

The Nigerian All-Share Index ended the buying and selling week of October 24, 2025, on a robust observe, advancing by 6,667.41 factors to shut at 155,645.05, pushed largely by features in Aradel, BUA Cement, Dangote Cement, MTN, and Lafarge.

This represents a stable 4.48% weekly enhance from the earlier shut of 148,977.64, lifting the month-to-date efficiency to 9.06% and marking the primary time in historical past that the index has crossed each the 150,000 and 155,000 ranges.

Buying and selling exercise was upbeat, with 3.6 billion shares exchanged through the week, in comparison with 2.4 billion shares within the earlier week.

Market capitalization additionally grew to N98.7 trillion from N94.5 trillion of the prior week, inching nearer to the N100 trillion milestone.

A complete of 44 equities gained in value, decrease than the 52 recorded the earlier week, whereas 49 equities declined, increased than 41 beforehand. In the meantime, 53 equities remained unchanged.

12 months thus far, the All-Share Index has posted a formidable achieve of 51.22%.

Market overview

The Nigerian All-Share Index stayed within the inexperienced all through the week ended October 24, 2025.

It kicked off with a 963-point achieve on Monday and broke via the 150,000 stage by Tuesday.

Bullish momentum strengthened on Wednesday with a 2,279-point rise, and by Friday, the index had surpassed 155,000.

Key Highlights

The NGX Premium Index gained strongly, advancing 6.21%, boosted by a ten.83% soar in Dangote Cement, MTN’s 8.56% achieve, Lafarge up 7.01%, and a 1.75% rise in FirstHoldco.
NGX 30 Index rose 4.66%, whereas the NGX Predominant Board Index gained 3.56%.

Sectoral efficiency

The highest-performing sector was the NGX Industrial Items Index, pushed by a 12.5% soar in BUA Cement, a ten.83% achieve in Dangote Cement, and below 10% advances in Lafarge, Berger Paints, and Chemical and Allied Merchandise.
Following intently was the NGX Oil and Gasoline Index, which surged 9.13%, supported by a 25.2% soar in Aradel.
The NGX Shopper Items Index gained 3.94%, led by a 14.19% enhance in PZ Cussons.

On the draw back, the NGX Banking and NGX Insurance coverage indices every slipped, falling 1.35% and 1.10% respectively.

Prime gainers

Main the pack was ASO SAVINGS AND LOANS PLC, which soared 32.00% week-to-date to N0.66, marking a standout efficiency. ARADEL HOLDINGS PLC adopted intently with a 25.20% achieve to N790.00.

Different main gainers included:

EUNISELL INTERLINKED PLC: up 19.73% to N57.95
PZ CUSSONS NIGERIA PLC: up 14.19% to N44.65
NASCON ALLIED INDUSTRIES PLC: up 12.77% to N113.90
BUA CEMENT PLC: up 12.50% to N180.00
DANGOTE CEMENT PLC: up 10.83% to N665.00
SKYWAY AVIATION HANDLING COMPANY PLC: up 10.49% to N99.50
SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE PLC: up 9.52% to N3.91
MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC: up 8.56% to N515.0

Prime losers

On the flip facet, LIVINGTRUST MORTGAGE BANK PLC led the laggards, shedding 10.89% week-to-date to N4.01. JULI PLC adopted with a 9.94% drop to N8.06.

Different notable decliners have been:

RT BRISCOE PLC: down 9.84% to N3.30
JOHN HOLT PLC: down 9.72% to N6.50
MULTIVERSE MINING AND EXPLORATION PLC: down 9.71% to N12.55
CONOIL PLC: down 9.66% to N190.71
THOMAS WYATT NIG PLC: down 9.63% to N2.72
STANBIC IBTC HOLDINGS PLC: down 9.15% to N107.20
REGENCY ASSURANCE PLC: down 8.45% to N1.30
GUINEA INSURANCE PLC: down 8.05% to N1.37

Company actions overview

The week was marked by a number of key company disclosures and sector developments:

Legend declared its ultimate dividend for 2025.
Transcorp Inns launched its Q3 monetary outcomes.
Nigerian Breweries and Presco additionally launched their Q3 outcomes.
Guinness Nigeria revealed its monetary statements for the 15-month interval ended September 2025.
Africa Prudential, Abbey Mortgage, and LivingTrust Mortgage Bank filed their Q3 earnings.
Purple Star Categorical launched its Q2 monetary assertion.

Market outlook

The Nigerian All-Share Index is on a robust bullish pattern, having breached each the 150,000 and 155,000-point ranges.

If the market shouldn’t be thought-about overbought, sturdy momentum in choose massive and mid-cap shares might proceed to drive the index.