The Nigerian All-Share Index ended Monday, 13 April 2026, in the green, rising to 204,458.9 points in a steady positive session.
This reflects a 0.34% gain from 203,770.4 recorded in the previous trading session on Friday, marking the first time the index crossed the 204,000 level.
Trading activity slowed slightly, with 470 million shares exchanged, lower than the 548 million shares recorded in the prior session.
Market capitalisation also increased to N131.6 trillion across 60,793 deals, up from N131.1 trillion, with Aradel Holdings and GTCO leading value trades.
What the data is saying
Trading sentiment remained strongly bullish on 13 April 2026, with the Nigerian market sustaining a year-to-date return of 31.4%, reflecting continued investor confidence.
- On the gainers’ chart, NGX Group and Trans Nationwide Express led advances with strong price gains of 10.00% and 9.81%, respectively.
- However, the market also saw some profit-taking pressure, as Berger Paints and Academy declined by 9.95% and 9.71%, respectively.
In terms of activity, Access Holdings led trading volume with 54.9 million shares, followed closely by GTCO Bank with 43.5 million and Zenith Bank with 42.2 million shares.
- JaPaul Gold also recorded notable participation with 19.2 million shares traded, while Chams followed closely at 19.06 million shares exchanged.
By value traded, Aradel led with N7.05 billion, followed by GTCO at N5.84 billion and Zenith Bank at N4.75 billion.
MTN Nigeria recorded N4.04 billion in transactions, while Access Holdings completed the top value traded list with N1.4 billion.
Top 5 gainers
- NGX Group — up 10.00% to N153.45
- Trans Nationwide Express — up 9.81% to N4.14
- McNichols — up 9.74% to N7.10
- VFD Group — up 9.71% to N11.30
- Chams — up 8.96% to N3.65
Top 5 losers
- Berger Paints — down 9.95% to N68.35
- Academy — down 9.71% to N7.90
- Caverton — down 5.98% to N5.50
- Honeywell Flour Mills — down 4.92% to N20.30
- Chemical and Allied Industries — down 3.81% to N96.00
SWOOTs performance
Among stocks valued above one trillion naira, International Breweries surged 8.61%, Stanbic IBTC gained 6.52%, and Nigerian Breweries rose 5.57%, standing out as the strongest large-cap gainers of the session.
- On the flip side, Wema Bank recorded a marginal decline of 0.58% in the session.
FUGAZ performance
Performance within the FUGAZ banking group was mixed, with Zenith Bank edging up 0.54% as the only gainer in the group.
- On the flip side, First Holdco slipped 1.73%, Access Holdings declined 2.31%, UBA eased 0.85%, and GTCO fell 0.74%.
What you should know
The Nigerian market recorded lower trading volumes on 13 April 2026, with price action largely flat across most large-cap counters.
Most of the day’s momentum came from International Breweries, Nigerian Breweries, and Stanbic IBTC, which helped support overall bullish action.
The All-Share Index closing at 204,487.8 represents the highest level ever reached in the Nigerian equities market.
