Stock market investors lose N2.5trn in 4 days

The Nigerian stock market recorded its fourth consecutive negative performance as investors lost N348 billion on Thursday, November 6, 2025.

Selloffs in Legend Internet, Champion Breweries, Tantalizer, Sovereign Trust Insurance, Linkage Assurance, and 34 other declining stocks dragged the market performance down.

The market capitalisation, which opened at N95.664 trillion, closed at N95.316 trillion, representing a 0.36 per cent loss.

The market capitalisation of listed companies that opened for trading this week at N97.829 trillion depreciated by 2.6 per cent or N2.51 trillion to close at N95.317 trillion on Thursday.

The All-Share Index also declined by 0.36 per cent or 547.32 points to close at 150,573.87, compared with 150,026.55 posted on Wednesday.

The year-to-date return declined by 45.76 per cent, while the market breadth closed negative, with 39 losers and 15 gainers recorded.

Legend Internet led the losers’ chart by 9.93 per cent to close at N5.26, and Champion Breweries followed with a 9.72 per cent loss to finish at N14.40.

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Tantalizer fell by 8.12 per cent to close at N2.15 per share, Sovereign Trust Insurance dipped by 7.51 per cent to end at N3.08, while Linkage Assurance declined by 7.50 per cent to close at N1.85.

Conversely, UPDC topped the gainers’ chart by 9.83 per cent to close at N6.59. FCMB gained 8 per cent to finish at N10.80, while Omatek Ventures rose by 7.44 per cent to close at N1.30 per share.

AIICO Insurance appreciated by 5.35 per cent to close at N3.74, and AXA Mansard Insurance increased by 5.26 per cent to finish at N14 per share.

Market activity showed an overall decline in volume, value, and number of deals as 619.63 million shares worth N16.5 billion were traded across 24,865 transactions.

This contrasts with 1.11 billion shares valued at N29.8 billion exchanged in 27,303 deals on Wednesday.

FCMB Group led in traded volume with 149.9 million shares worth N1.6 billion, followed by Consolidated Hallmark Holdings with 79.1 million shares valued at N319.7 million.

Zenith Bank recorded the highest stock value, trading 41.9 million shares worth N2.51 billion, Sterling Nigeria sold 38.5 million shares valued at N314.9 million, while Access Holdings transacted 32.3 million shares worth N731.4 million.

The Star