The Nigerian stock market closed in negative territory on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, as the NGX All-Share Index (NGX ASI) fell 0.13% to 145,865.48 points, reversing a two-day winning streak.
Market capitalisation dropped by ₦120.93bn to ₦92.28trn, while the year-to-date (YTD) return eased to 41.72%, reflecting profit-taking in key blue-chip and mid-tier stocks.
The downturn was driven by heavy selloffs in Berger Paints (-6.16%), Nigerian Breweries (-3.90%), NNFM (-3.01%), Lafarge Africa (-2.14%), and tier-1 banks including Zenith Bank (-1.96%), UBA (-1.33%), and GTCO (-1.31%). Other notable decliners were Transcorp (-1.06%), Honeywell Flour (-1.03%), and Aradel Holdings (-0.19%).
Interestingly, market breadth remained strong with 50 gainers versus 21 losers, led by RT Briscoe, Learn Africa, FTN Cocoa, Caverton, Tripple Gee, and Prestige Assurance. Six stocks, Learn Africa, Tripple Gee, Prestige, Mansard, Ellah Lakes, and Cornerstone Insurance, hit new 52-week highs, while VFD Group slid to a 52-week low at ₦12.00.
Total volume traded rose 5.06% to 1.34bn shares valued at ₦20.22bn across 30,749 deals. UNIVINSURE led by volume with 193.43m units (14.42% of trades), followed by Japaul Gold and Veritas Kapital.
AccessCorp topped value charts at ₦2.35bn, with Zenith Bank and Aradel close behind.
