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News and stories about Nigerian stock market
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.
The Nigerian stock market extended its winning streak into the 10th consecutive week, as the All-Share Index (ASI) surged by 6,810.12 points to close at 141,263.05, its highest level ever.
The Nigerian equities market closed July on a strong note, extending the bullish momentum that gathered pace in June and delivering its best performance so far this year with a 16.57% gain.
The All-Share Index (ASI) as of the close of trading last week surged to 134,452.93 basis points, representing a 30.63% year-to-date (YtD) return, just shy of the 37.65% full-year gain recorded in 2024 and closing with a market capitalization of N83.07 trillion.
The Nigerian stock market wrapped up the week ended July 25, 2025, on a high note, with the All-Share Index (ASI) gaining 2,867.27 points to stretch its winning streak to nine consecutive weeks.