The NGX 30 Index, which tracks the 30 largest companies on the Nigerian Exchange, has delivered a strong performance so far in 2025, posting a year-to-date gain of 33.18%.
Starting the year at 3,811.9 points, the index has gained 1,264.8 points to reach 5,076.8, reflecting the bullish momentum sweeping through the market.
The broader Nigerian All-Share Index (ASI) has also had an outstanding run, up 35.03% year-to-date, outperforming the NGX 30 by 1.85%.
- While the ASI captures the entire equities market, the NGX 30 narrows its scope to the top 30 most liquid and capitalized stocks.
These heavily capitalized stocks carry substantial market value, meaning their price movements strongly influence both the All-Share Index and the sectoral indices they belong to.
In this work, however, the spotlight is on the 10 best-performing stocks within the NGX 30 in 2025 so far, ranked by how much their share prices have appreciated this year.
Here they are:
In second place is Wema Bank Plc, with a year-to-date gain of 139.56%. The stock began the year at N9.10 and soared to N21.80, trading 1.3 billion shares along the way.
After reaching N11.65 in February, it dipped in March but bounced back in April to break N15.
July marked its strongest month, taking the stock to N22, followed by a mild extension to N23 in August. Despite some retracement in early September, it remains firmly above N20.
- Wema Bank’s H1 2025 pretax profit came in at N100.5 billion, a 229.12% jump from N30.5 billion in the same period of 2024, driven by robust interest income from loans and advances.
