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Over 7.82 billion shares worth N134.47 billion were exchanged in 150,799 deals on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) between Monday, December 29, and Wednesday, December 31.
The NGX, also known as the Nigerian stock market, opened for trading for three days due to the public holiday to celebrate the New Year on Thursday, January 1, 2026, and Friday, January 2.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAccording to the weekly report released by the NGX on Friday, the volume of shares traded this week was more than the 2.87 billion shares traded in 80,229 deals, valued at N63.83 billion last week.
Top Three Industry Performance
By measure of volume, the financial services industry led the activity chart with 5.99 billion shares valued at N67.02 billion, traded in 55,598 deals. representing a contribution of 76.61 percent and
49.84 percent to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively.
The second spot was occupied by the ICT Industry, which recorded 946.95 million shares worth N8.02 billion in 15,443 deals.
Consumer Goods Industry, with a turnover of 258.82 million shares, worth N9.38 billion, in
24,133 deals, took the third place.
Top three equities in the stock market
By the measure of volume, Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Cham Holding Company Plc and Access Holdings Plc are the top trading equities, accounting for 5.31 billion shares worth N37.36 billion in 10,441 deals.
Cornerstone Insurance, Cham Holding and Access Holdings contributed 67.97 percent and 27.78 percent to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively.
Top five gainers of the week
Austin Laz share price rose by N1.47 kobo to jump from N3.20 kobo per share to N4.67 kobo per share.
ALEX share value was up by N16.35 kobo as the share price ended the week with N23.80 kobo against the N7.45 kobo it opened with.
Eunisell Interlinked Plc closed the week with N126 per share after gaining N38.05 to move above its opening price of N87.95 kobo per share.
Associated Bus Company was part of the gainers’ list as its stock price rose by N1.24 kobo to move from its opening of N3.27 kobo to end the week with N4.51 kobo per share.
Honeywell Flour Mill gained N5.25 kobo during the week as its share price rose to N23 per share against the N17.75 kobo it started the week with.
Top five losers of the week
E-Tranzact International topped the losers’ list following a loss of N1.25 kobo, which reduced its stock value to N11.35 kobo at the end of trading, from N12.60 kobo.
First HoldCo’s share price dropped to N48.80 kobo by the end of trade this week, having lost N4.20 kobo from its opening share price of N53.
Livingtrust Mortgage Bank’s share price was down by N0.28 kobo to end the week with N3.40 kobo per share, against the N3.68 kobo per share it started the week with.
CAP Plc share value also fell during the week, losing N5 from its opening share price of N74, to end trading with N69 per share.
Champion Breweries lost N1 from its share price to end the week with N14 per share, below the N15 per share it started trading with.
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