Transactions for Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) drop sharply for the past trading week, as investors trade total of 2.876 billion shares worth N63.832 billion across 80,229 deals.
According to NGX weekly report wey dem release for Lagos, dis figure fall well-well when compared with the previous week, when investors trade 9.849 billion shares valued at N305.843 billion in 126,584 transactions.
Because of dis big difference, the total value of transactions for the Exchange drop by 379.1 per cent.
Market open for only three trading days for the week after Federal Government declare Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to celebrate Christmas.
Financial Services Lead Market Activity
The Financial Services Industry lead the activity chart, as investors trade 1.984 billion shares worth N32.680 billion in 31,632 deals.
Dis sector contribute 68.99 per cent of total market volume and 51.20 per cent of total value.
The Investment Industry follow with 208.695 million shares worth N2.264 billion in 640 deals, while Conglomerates Industry come third with 147.002 million shares valued at N6.085 billion in 1,676 transactions.
Top three traded equities for the week — Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc, VFD Group Plc and Custodian Investment Plc— record 1.471 billion shares worth N14.684 billion in 1,093 deals, accounting for 51.15 per cent of total volume and 23.00 per cent of total value.
Market Indices Close Higher
Despite low transactions, the NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalisation still close higher by 0.97 per cent and 0.98 per cent, to end the week at 153,539.83 points and N97.890 trillion respectively.
All other indices close positive except NGX Premium, NGX Insurance, NGX MERI Growth and NGX Lotus II, wey fall by 0.51 per cent, 2.13 per cent, 0.23 per cent and 0.62 per cent respectively.
The NGX Oil and Gas and NGX Sovereign Bond indices close flat.
Gainers, Losers and Market Breadth
A total of 44 equities record price appreciation during the week, lower than 55 equities recorded the previous week.
Thirty equities lose value, compared to 36 equities last week, while 73 equities remain unchanged.
Top gainers for the week na Aluminium Extrusion Industries, Austinlaz, International Breweries, Mecure Industries and First Holding Company, as dem gain N4, 78k, N2.50, N10.20 and N8.05 respectively.
Top losers include Legend Internet, Champion Breweries, Nem Insurance, AXA Mansard Insurance and Associated Bus Company, wey lose between 23k and N2.20.
NGX List New Shares, Open Rights Issues
NGX also notify Trading Licence Holders say 2,348,030,000 additional ordinary shares of Chams Holding Company Plc, of 50 kobo each, don list for the Daily Official List on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
The new shares come from the company Rights Issue of one new share for every two shares held, at N1.70 per share. With this listing, Chams total issued shares don increase from 6.65 billion to 9 billion shares.
Similarly, NGX announce say trading don open for Fidson Healthcare Plc Rights Issue of 600 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N35 per share, on the basis of one new share for every four shares held, starting Friday, December 19, 2025.
