NSLTECH, STERLING lead gainers as All-Share Index hits 148,000 document 

The Nigerian All-Share Index closed the buying and selling session on October 16, 2025, on a robust observe, advancing by 612.8 factors to interrupt previous the 148,000-mark.

Beginning the day at 147,742.2 factors, the benchmark index climbed 0.41% to settle at 148,355.1 as market exercise picked up momentum.

Buying and selling quantity rose to 432 million shares, up from 388 million shares recorded the day past.

When it comes to market capitalization, the Alternate closed at N94.1 trillion, larger than N93.7 trillion achieved within the prior session, throughout 23,665 offers.

• On the gainers’ chart, NSLTECH and STERLINGNG led with spectacular advances of seven.06% and 6.49% respectively.
• Conversely, SUNUASSUR and HMCALL have been the day’s high laggards, shedding 9.71% and seven.53%.

CONHALLPLC and ACCESSCORP dominated the exercise chart, rising as essentially the most traded shares by quantity.

Market abstract  

• Present ASI: 148,355.1
• Earlier ASI: 147,742.2
• Day Change: +0.41%
• 12 months-to-Date Efficiency: +44.14%
• Quantity Traded: 432 million shares
• Market Cap: N94.1 trillion.

High 5 gainers   

• NSLTECH: Up 7.06% to N0.91
• STERLINGNG: Up 6.49% to N8.20
• LIVESTOCK: Up 5.33% to N7.90
• TIP: Up 5.18% to N14.00
• MAYBAKER: Up 4.99% to N17.90

High 5 losers   

• SUNUASSUR: Down 9.71% to N5.21
• HMCALL: Down 7.53% to N4.05
• DAARCOMM: Down 6.36% to N1.03
• SOVRENINS: Down 6.05% to N3.26
• CUSTODIAN: Down 4.55% to N42.00

Buying and selling quantity 

Each day buying and selling quantity reached 432 million shares, larger than the 388 million shares exchanged on the day past.

• CONHALLPLC led the pack with 40.9 million shares, adopted carefully by ACCESSCORP with 40.3 million.
• GTCO ranked third with 27.5 million shares, whereas ZENITHBANK and TANTALIZER accomplished the highest 5 with 25 million and 22.2 million shares, respectively.

Buying and selling worth 

When it comes to worth, GTCO led the chart with trades value N2.57 billion.

• ARADEL adopted carefully with N2.52 billion, whereas ZENITHBANK recorded N1.7 billion.
• NESTLE posted N1.3 billion, and MTNN rounded off the highest 5 with N1.06 billion.

SWOOT and FUGAZ efficiency 

Shares Price Over One Trillion Naira (SWOOTs) closed blended.

• DANGCEM rose 2.42%, LAFARGE gained 2.31%, INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES added 1.69%, ARADEL superior 0.48%, STANBIC IBTC climbed 0.17%, and MTNN inched up 0.06%.
• On the draw back, FIDELITYBK shed 0.25%.

Among the many FUGAZ shares: 

• FIRSTHOLDCO gained 2.4%, ACCESSCORP edged up 0.19%, and GTCO added 0.11%.
• UBA declined 0.94%, whereas ZENITHBANK slipped 0.07%.

Market outlook

• The All-Share Index stays strongly bullish, breaking new boundaries such because the 148,000-mark on the again of strong beneficial properties in choose large- and mid-cap shares.
• With the outpour of third-quarter outcomes across the nook, sustained optimistic sentiment and powerful earnings expectations are prone to nudge the index even larger within the coming periods.