NGX Market Cap Closes At N87.93trn, Ellah Lakes Leads Gainers’ List

September 4, 2025

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), also known as the stock market, closed at N87.93 trillion, while the all-share index (ASI) settled at 138,980.01 ASI.

Over 1.81 billion shares were exchanged by equity traders in 24,612 deals, valued at N15.98 billion.

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Top five gainers

  • Ellah Lakes’ share price increased by N1.18 kobo, to rise from N11.80 kobo to N12.98 kobo per share.
  • Veritas’ Kapital share value grew by N0.18 kobo, from N1.80 kobo to N1.98 kobo per share.
  • Honeywell ended trading at N23.20 kobo per share, from N21.10 kobo per share – indicating an increase of N2.10 kobo.
  • Royal Exchange gained N0.17 kobo to end trading at N1.88 kobo, having opened with N1.71 kobo.
  • Mansard’s share value was up by N1.43 kobo, after closing at N15.82 kobo from N14.39 kobo per share.

Top five losers

  • Austin Laz’s share price depreciated by N0.31 kobo, dwindling from N3.18 kobo to N2.87 kobo per share.
  • Neimeth recorded a N0.55 kobo decline in its share price to end trading at N6.05 after opening with N6.60 kobo per share.
  • DAAR Communications lost 4.44 percent in its share price after trading hours, to sell at N0.86 kobo from N0.90 kobo per share.
  • Champion Brew reported a decline of N0.65 kobo from the previous day’s share price of N15.65 kobo to end trading at N15 per share.
  • Unilever recorded a N3 decline in its share price to end trading at N70 after opening with N73 per share.

Top five trading equities

  • Sovereign Insurance reported that 1.41 billion shares valued at N4.21 billion were traded on its floor.
  • Nigerian Breweries recorded 41.20 million shares valued at N2.82 billion.
  • Fidelity Bank saw investors trade 30.55 million of its shares valued at N642.12 million.
  • Zenith Bank recorded 26.35 million shares exchanged on its floor, worth N1.70 billion.
  • Universal Insurance reported that 24.15 million shares valued at N28.23 million were exchanged by investors.

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