Nigeria’s second-largest inventory falls over 6% as ASI halts successful streak; Unilever shines
After six consecutive periods of positive aspects, the Nigerian All-Share Index (ASI) closed decrease on Thursday, June 26, 2025, as sentiment turned mildly bearish throughout the market.
The index fell by 485.01 factors, or 0.4%, to shut at 120,772.68 from yesterday’s 121,257.7, as heavyweight BUA FOODS slipped by 6.5%.
Whereas costs trended downward, market exercise remained resilient, with buying and selling quantity rising to 892 million shares, up from 861.6 million shares within the earlier session.
Market capitalization declined accordingly, closing at N76.4 trillion from N76.7 trillion, with a complete of 25,375 offers recorded in the course of the day.
UNILEVER and SFSREIT led the gainers’ chart, every posting the utmost day by day improve of 10.00%.
However, THOMASWY and NAHCO topped the losers’ checklist, declining by 10.00% and 9.99%, respectively.
Quantity-wise, ELLAHLAKES and ACCESSCORP dominated buying and selling exercise, highlighting continued investor curiosity in these equities.
Market abstract
- Present ASI: 120,772.68
- Earlier ASI: 121,257.7
- Day Change: -0.4%
- Yr-to-Date Efficiency: +17.34%
- Quantity Traded: 892 million shares
- Market Cap: N76.4 trillion
Prime 5 gainers
- UNILEVER: Up 10.00% to N51.70
- SFSREIT: Up 10.00% to N249.25
- NEIMETH: Up 9.98% to N5.40
- UACN: Up 9.97% to N38.05
- CAP: Up 9.92% to N47.10
Prime 5 losers
- THOMASWY: Down 10.00% to N2.07
- NAHCO: Down 9.99% to N91.00
- OANDO: Down 9.96% to N61.90
- ABCTRANS: Down 8.92% to N2.45
- CHAMPION: Down 8.34% to N10.00
Buying and selling quantity
Day by day buying and selling quantity elevated to 892 million shares, in comparison with 861.6 million shares traded within the earlier session.
- ELLAHLAKES led the quantity chart with 113.4 million shares traded.
- ACCESSCORP adopted with 76.1 million shares, whereas CAVERTON maintained momentum, recording 64.8 million shares.
- JAPAULGOLD and FIDELITYBK accomplished the highest 5 with 61.5 million and 60.3 million shares, respectively.
Buying and selling worth
- ZENITHBANK recorded the very best turnover at N3.4 billion.
- GTCO and ACCESSCORP adopted, with trades valued at N1.9 billion and N1.7 billion, respectively.
- ELLAHLAKES posted N851 million, whereas MTNN reported N762.6 million in worth traded.
SWOOTs and FUGAZ efficiency
Among the many SWOOTs (Stocks Value Over One Trillion Naira), efficiency was largely optimistic:
- BUA CEMENT rose 5.90%, and INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES gained 5.73%.
Nonetheless, some large-cap stocks recorded losses:
- BUAFOODS declined by 6.46%, MTNN dipped by 0.14%, and WAPCO edged down 0.11%.
Throughout the FUGAZ banking group:
- ZENITHBANK gained 0.52%, whereas GTCO remained unchanged.
On the draw back:
- FIRST BANK HOLDINGS fell by 3.28%,
- ACCESSCORP declined by 1.95%,
- UBA closed 0.83% decrease.
Market outlook
Regardless of the unfavorable value motion, the All-Share Index seems to have stabilized above the 120,000 mark, as buyers weigh in on their subsequent strikes.
Trying forward, other than considerations concerning the market being overbought, sustained curiosity—notably in large-cap stocks—might proceed to drive the index greater within the periods to come back.
