The Nigerian equities market staged a decisive comeback within the first week of December, recovering N2.436 trillion after struggling a historic N6.5 trillion loss in November.
The rebound was powered by a robust N996.840 billion surge on Friday, marking the strongest single-day acquire recorded inside the week and signaling renewed investor optimism following final month’s steep sell-off.
The weekly acquire represents a 2.7% rise in market worth, with capitalization climbing from N91.286 trillion on November 28 to N93.722 trillion on the shut of buying and selling on Friday, December 5.
The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) additionally superior considerably, rising by 3,519.55 foundation factors or 2.45% to settle at 147,040.08 factors, in comparison with 143,520.53 factors on the finish of November.
Each day, the market recorded additional energy because the ASI elevated by 1.07%, including 1,563.93 foundation factors to shut at 147,040.08 factors, up from 145,476.15 factors on Thursday.
Market capitalization correspondingly rose by N996.840 billion, ending the session at N93.722 trillion, a big leap from N92.725 trillion yesterday.
The robust first-week efficiency has offered much-needed reduction for buyers, setting a optimistic tone for December after the heaviest month-to-month loss in current NGX historical past. Beneath are the important thing efficiency indicators for Friday:
Key Efficiency Indicators for fifth December 2025:
- All Share Index: Up +1.08% to 147,040.26 factors
- Market Capitalization: Up +1.08% to N93.72 trillion
- YTD Change: +42.86%
- Quantity: Down -81.29% to 361.6 million shares
- Offers: Down -9.92% to 21,051 offers
- Worth: Down -22.70% to N14.84 billion
- Whole Gainers: 38
- Whole losers: 16
High 5 Gainers
- UACN: Up +10.00% to N96.80 from N88.00
- Transcohot: Up +9.71% to N172.80 from N157.50
- Royalex: Up +8.89% to N1.96 from N1.80
- Ikejahotel: Up +8.74% to N31.10 from N28.60
- Veritaskap: Up +8.07% to N1.74 from N1.61
High 5 Losers
- Uniondicon: Down -10.00% to N6.30 from N7.00
- Abctrans: Down -9.88% to N3.10 from N3.44
- Mansard: Down -7.19% to N12.90 from N13.90
- Ftncocoa: Down -7.16% to N9.75 from N9.48
- Guineains: Down -3.36% to N1.15 from N1.19
High 5 by Quantity
- ZenithBank: 59,460,875 shares traded, valued at N3,642,880,616
- Accesscorp: 46,090,825 shares traded, valued at N973,034,725
- Fidelitybk: 29,413,626 shares traded, valued at N560,360,391
- FCMB: 27,887,807 shares traded, valued at N293,855,753
- Tantalizer: 12,955,721 shares traded, valued at N29,821,538
Turnover surges to six.6 billion shares as ICT sector dominates commerce
On week-to-week foundation, complete market turnover rose sharply. A complete of 6.617 billion shares valued at N113.224 billion had been exchanged in 109,590 offers, outperforming the earlier week’s 4.140 billion shares value N115.889 billion traded in 102,351 offers.
The ICT Trade led the exercise chart by quantity, buying and selling 3.500 billion shares valued at N17.759 billion in 11,184 offers. This accounted for 52.89% of complete fairness quantity and 15.68% of complete worth, pushed largely by heavy transactions in E-Tranzact.
The Monetary Companies Trade adopted with 2.625 billion shares value N50.188 billion in 42,574 offers, whereas the Companies Trade ranked third with 104.524 million shares valued at N1.166 billion in 7,255 offers.
Exercise was closely concentrated in three shares—E-Tranzact Worldwide Plc, Cornerstone Insurance coverage Plc, and Entry Holdings Plc—which collectively accounted for a dominant 4.871 billion shares value N27.422 billion in 6,438 offers, contributing 73.60% of complete turnover quantity and 24.22% of complete market worth.
Extra equities recorded positive aspects
All sectoral indices closed greater aside from the NGX Oil and Gasoline Index, which dipped 0.57%, and the NGX Commodity Index, which shed 0.30%.
Market breadth improved considerably as 55 equities appreciated, greater than 38 recorded the earlier week. In the meantime, 29 equities declined, decrease than 36 within the prior week, whereas 63 remained unchanged, in comparison with 73 beforehand.
