The NGX Premium Index ended 2025 higher than the broader Nigerian All-Share Index, rising 59.40% to 15,493.2 points, a gain of 5,773.4 points.
After opening the year at 9,719.8 points, the sub-index pushed past the 15,000 level, supported by trading activity of over 32 billion shares.
Over the same period, the All-Share Index rose 51.19%, or 52,686.6 points, to close at 155,613, leaving the Premium Index ahead on a year-to-date basis.
July drove the third-quarter rally, with the Premium Index gaining 26.74% in the month and lifting Q3 performance to an 18.19% return, the strongest quarter of the year.
The NGX Premium Index tracks Nigerian Exchange companies with strong governance and liquidity, requiring at least N40 billion free float, N200 billion market capitalisation, and a 70% governance score to support investor confidence.
For full-year 2025, gains were broad, with seven of the eight premium stocks ending the year in positive territory.
In fifth place, Dangote Cement rose 27.19% in 2025, closing at N609 from N478.9, comfortably breaking both the N500 and N600 levels. Trading was robust, with volume surging to 248 million shares, up from 56 million in 2024.
The year began slowly, with a modest 0.25% gain in Q1, followed by a Q2 decline of over 8% to N440.
- The second half powered the rally: July saw a 20% jump to N528.3, and by October the stock had reclaimed N600, up 25.69%.
- Minor losses in November did little to shake its momentum, and Dangote Cement held above N600 through year-end.
Financially, the company recorded a 9M profit before tax of N1.04 trillion, a 156.2% increase from 2024, on revenue of N3.15 trillion, up 23.2%.
Dangote Cement’s market capitalization now stands at N10.2 trillion, representing 10.28% of the Nigerian Exchange market.
