DAILY MARKET WRAP-UP – MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 2025

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DAILY MARKET WRAP-UP – MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 2025

Hello Dear Investor,

It was another positive trading day on the Nigerian Exchange, as the All-Share Index (NGXASI) moved higher by 0.53%, closing at 135,166.51 points, up from the previous close of 134,452.93 points.

This performance has pushed the Year-to-Date (YTD) return to a strong +31.00%, showing the resilience of Nigerian equities.


Trading Activity
• Total volume of shares traded increased by 18.35%, jumping from 637.54 million to 754.53 million shares.

• However, market turnover (value of shares traded) slightly dipped by 0.05%, falling from ₦21.87 billion to ₦21.85 billion.

• A total of 35,186 deals were executed during the session.


Market Sentiment
• The market breadth stood strong at 1.68x, as 47 stocks gained while 28 stocks declined.

• Volume was up for 67 companies and down for 74, indicating mixed investor activity but with a bullish tilt.


Top Performing Stocks Over the Past 5 Trading Days
Here are some names that stood out with impressive gains over the last week:
• Academy Press (ACADEMY) soared by 32.99%, trading at ₦9.31, with a year-to-date gain of 225.08%!

• Sovereign Trust Insurance (SOVRENINS) gained 32.31%, closing at ₦1.57.

• Legend Interiors (LEGENDINT) added 29.46%, now trading at ₦6.44.

• UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust (UPDCREIT) was up 27.70%, closing at ₦8.60.

• UAC of Nigeria (UACN) jumped 20.80% to ₦54.95, showing renewed investor interest.

Others like DAAR Communications, International Breweries, and Unilever also posted double-digit weekly gains.


Top Weekly Decliners
On the flip side, some stocks recorded significant declines over the week:
• VSPBONDETF dropped 39.05%, now trading at ₦320.00.

• Livestock Feeds (LIVESTOCK) fell by 15.63% to ₦9.00, losing 10% on Monday alone.

• NSL Tech, John Holt, and Union Dicon also saw weekly losses ranging from -10% to -13%.


Top Gainers of the Day
Among Monday’s biggest winners were:
• Greenwich Asset ETF (GREENWETF), up 10.00%, closing at ₦266.20.

• Academy Press (ACADEMY) gained 9.99% to ₦10.24.

• Champion Breweries, Tripple Gee, and May & Baker also rallied close to 10% each.


Top Losers of the Day
The worst performers on Monday included:
• Livestock Feeds (LIVESTOCK) down 10.00%, closing at ₦8.10.

• The Initiates Plc (TIP) lost 9.98%, now at ₦14.52.

• Ellah Lakes, NewGold, and NGX Group followed with steep losses between -6% to -9%.


Currency Market Update
In the FX space, the Naira depreciated slightly by 0.07% (₦1.01) against the Dollar, closing the day at ₦1 to $1.
(This rate appears symbolic or possibly misquoted; please reconfirm for accuracy.)


Investor Insight – Top 5 YTD Gainers
Momentum investors should note: these stocks have outperformed the market significantly year-to-date and may continue their upward trend. Names like ACADEMY, INTBREW, and UNILEVER are already in triple-digit territory YTD!