…Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in collaboration with Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) and other market stakeholders. These reforms have focused on strengthening investor protection, enhancing market transparency, improving operational efficiency, modernising post…

What the data is saying: Renewed buying interest in large-cap banking and telecoms stocks drove the day's gains, reversing the pattern of institutional selling that had defined the preceding six sessions. Highlights of Monday's trading: All-Share Index: 238,219.19 points, up 0.97% Market Capitalisation: N152.79 trillio…

…drivers of the outsized performance, while Geregu Power emerged as the lone drag. The NGX Industrial Goods Index at +95.79% is the second-strongest performer, nearly doubling investor wealth in under six months. Cement majors and manufacturing stocks drove this return, benefiting from infrastructure spending expectatio…

…to N2.16 Sectoral performance: All sectoral indices closed the week lower, with the NGX Sovereign Bond Index the sole exception, ending flat. The breadth of the decline underscores the systemic nature of the correction rather than isolated sector rotation. The NGX Banking Index declined 10.49% to 2,058.07 points, while…

…year-to-date return moderated further to 51.62%. During the week, the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) also introduced new rules that could significantly change how share prices move on the exchange. Under the new framework, a minimum number of shares must be traded before the price of a stock can change. Trades executed below…

…the tick size is 1 kobo. As of June 18, 2026, this was the most populated group on the NGX and the most significant change in the entire rule. Most stocks that were previously Group A under the old N100 price and above band have been reclassified into Group C Every bank stock, most consumer goods names, and virtually e…

…(-4.76%) WAPCO (-4.52%) UBA (-2.23%) ACCESSCORP (-0.87%) DANGSUGAR (-0.40%), and NGXGROUP (-0.16%) The negative market breadth further underscored the cautious sentiment among investors, with sellers maintaining the upper hand despite gains in DEAPCAP, RTBRISCOE, JAIZBANK and other advancing stocks. Market turnover: Ma…