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The Nigerian stock market, as tracked by the All-Share Index, closed the week ended 29th August in negative...
Tracked by the All-Share Index, the Nigerian stock market closed positive on August 26, gaining 321.59 points and extending its winning streak to a third straight session after a bearish run the previous week.
The Nigerian equities market wrapped up the week ended August 22 in the red, as the All-Share Index dropped 3,624.06 points to close at 141,004.14.
The Nigerian All-Share Index closed lower on Wednesday, August 20, extending its losing streak as it shed 1,047.16 points to settle at 141,566.31.
Nigeria’s banking sector might be a big beneficiary as inflation decelerates, and markets anticipate a cut in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR).
So far in 2025, the Nigerian insurance sector, tracked by the NGX Insurance Index, has delivered an impressive year-to-date gain of 74.18%, ranking as the second-best performing sector after consumer goods at 86.11%.
The Nigerian stock market extended its winning streak to an impressive 11 weeks, ending the trading week of August 8, 2025, deep in the green with a 4,491.86-point gain to close at 145,754.91.
The Nigerian stock market ended in the red on the trading day of August 8, 2025, shedding 815.80...
ZENITH BANK trades N4.5 billion daily value as All-Share Index storms 145,000 zone, lifts YTD gains
While money market and government-backed fixed-income instruments remain strongholds for conservative investors, dollar funds offer currency hedge advantages, and equities and cryptocurrencies carry higher return potential—with higher volatility. Commodities, too, offer a buffer in inflationary cycles.
The Nigerian All-Share Index started the week on a positive note, closing Monday, August 4th, with a 2,808.71-point gain to settle at 144,071.76.
In a year shaped by economic recalibration, the Nigerian stock market has pulled off an unlikely feat: creating the largest pool of billion-dollar stocks in any seven-month period in its history.