The Nigerian All-Share Index closed the buying and selling session on 26 January 2026 in optimistic territory, edging up 5.4 factors to 165,517.6.
This adopted Friday’s session, when the index gained 114.8 factors, or 0.07%, because the market steadied simply above the 165,500 mark, reflecting cautious investor sentiment.
Buying and selling exercise moderated, with quantity easing to 601 million shares from 731 million shares recorded within the earlier session, whereas market capitalisation remained flat at N105.9 trillion.
CHAMS and Entry Holdings led exercise by quantity, whereas GTCO and Zenith Bank dominated buying and selling by worth.
What the info is saying
The ASI inched increased, bringing its year-to-date return to six.36% as buyers keep cautious.
On the gainers’ chart, NPF Microfinance Bank and Morison Industries recorded robust performances, advancing 10.00% and 9.97%, respectively. On the flip aspect, Could & Baker and Neimeth led the decliners, shedding 10.00% and 9.81%.
CHAMS dominated buying and selling exercise by quantity, with 41.5 million shares exchanged, adopted by Entry Holdings (34.3 million) and GTCO (31.5 million).
Zenith Bank and Tantalizers rounded out the highest 5 by quantity, recording trades of 25.9 million and 25.0 million shares, respectively.
In worth phrases, GTCO led transactions value N3.1 billion, adopted by Zenith Bank (N1.8 billion), Nigerian Breweries (N1.5 billion), Aradel (N1.01 billion), and MTNN (N855.6 million).
High 5 Gainers
- NPFMCRFBK — up 10.00% to N5.61
- Morison — up 9.97% to N8.27
- UHOMREIT — up 9.95% to N78.45
- Deep Cap — up 9.94% to N7.85
- Zichis — up 9.92% to N2.88
High 5 Losers
- Could & Baker — down 10.00% to N39.15
- Neimeth — down 9.81% to N11.95
- ABC Transport — down 9.33% to N5.15
- CWG — down 9.05% to N22.10
- Sovereign Belief — down 8.97% to N3.45
SWOOTs and FUGAZ
Amongst SWOOTs (shares value over N1 trillion), efficiency was combined, with Nigerian Breweries gaining 1.30% and Worldwide Breweries rising 0.72%.
FUGAZ banking shares additionally recorded combined outcomes. UBA superior 1.37%, whereas First HoldCo, Zenith Bank, and GTCO closed flat.
On the draw back, Entry Holdings slipped 1.56%.
Why this issues
The modest acquire within the ASI means that promoting strain is easing, however the market’s restoration stays fragile.
With good points concentrated in a number of shares like NPFMCRFBK, Morison, and UHOMREIT, whereas others similar to Entry Holdings and Could & Baker slipped, buying and selling exercise continues to be reasonable.
This implies buyers must be selective and time their strikes fastidiously within the close to time period.
Market outlook
Regardless of the day’s acquire, the All-Share Index continues to indicate indicators of restricted momentum, indicating that buyers are cautiously reassessing entry factors.
Whereas renewed shopping for curiosity in choose large-cap shares may help a broader rally, the market stays weak to short-term pullbacks as costs seem stretched.
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