Nigeria equities market recovers as shopping for curiosity in DANGCEM lifts NGX by 1.20%

The nation’s bourse on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, reversed its earlier losses because the NGX All Share Index (ASI) elevated by 1.20% to 144,928.36 factors, and market capitalisation elevated by 1.41% to settle at N92.38 trillion

Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return elevated to 40.81% from 39.14% on December 2, 2025.

This sentiment was influenced by shopping for curiosity in Dangote Cement, NCR and Worldwide Breweries, which offset selloffs in Ikeja Accommodations, LEGENTINT and Dwelling Belief.

Nonetheless, market exercise was blended, with the transaction quantity lowering by 58.65% and worth growing by 112.64%.

ACCESSCORP led the quantity chart with 310.25 million items whereas SEPLAT led the worth chart with N22.48 billion

Market Abstract

All-Share-Index (ASI): Up 1.20% to 144,928.36 factors from 143,210.33 factors
Yr-to-Date Efficiency: 40.81%
Market Capitalization elevated by 1.41% to N92.376 trillion
Quantity traded: 606.25 million shares
Worth traded: N39.690 billion

High 5 gainers

Dangote Cement (DANGCEM): Gained 9.99% to shut at N588.00
NCR: Rose 9.98% to N66.10
Worldwide Breweries (INTBREW): Elevated 9.66% to N11.35
Livestock Feeds (LIVESTOCK): Up 8.33% to N6.50
DAAR Communications (DAARCOMM): Superior 8.14% to N0.93

High 5 losers

Ikeja Resort (IKEJAHOTEL): Declined 9.92% to shut at N28.60
Legend (LEGENDINT): Fell 9.91% to N5.00
LivingTrust (LIVINGTRUST): Dropped 9.78% to N3.23
WAPIC: Down 6.72% to N2.36
FTN Cocoa (FTNCOCOA): Shed 5.10% to N4.65

Sectoral efficiency

The Industrial Items (+4.30%) index led the sectoral efficiency, stemming from demand for DANGCEM (+9.99%).
Client Items (+1.08%),
Banking (+0.19%),
Insurance coverage (+0.16%).
Oil & Fuel (+0.02%)

Buying and selling quantity

AccessCorp led the exercise chart with 310 million shares, sustaining its place as essentially the most actively traded inventory for the session.
Zenith Bank adopted with 40.33 million shares.
Fidelity Bank ranked third after recording 38.17 million shares in turnover.
FCMB and GTCO accomplished the highest 5 with 21.139 million shares and 20.810 million shares, respectively.

Buying and selling worth

AccessCorp dominated the worth chart with transactions price N6.42 billion, reflecting robust investor curiosity within the inventory.
Zenith Bank adopted with N2.42 billion in executed trades, whereas GTCO recorded N1.80 billion to position third.
Aradel and MTNN accomplished the highest 5 with commerce values of N632.44 million and N664.35 million, respectively.

Market outlook

The market’s rebound suggests bettering investor sentiment, largely supported by renewed curiosity in high-cap shares akin to Dangote Cement, and Worldwide Breweries.

With the Industrial Items, Client Items, and Banking sectors all closing constructive, the momentum displays selective accumulation because the 12 months attracts to a detailed.

Nonetheless, the sharp 58.65% decline in quantity signifies that many buyers stay cautious, despite the fact that worth traded surged by 112.64%, pointing to focus in a couple of large-ticket counters.

This mixture of skinny liquidity, however heavy worth inflows means that patrons are choosing positions strategically somewhat than broad-based risk-on buying and selling.