{"id":1663,"date":"2026-06-09T11:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nigerian-stocks-rally-as-investors-add-%e2%82%a6515bn-lifting-market-cap-to-%e2%82%a6156-1tn\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:13:03","slug":"nigerian-stocks-rally-as-investors-add-%e2%82%a6515bn-lifting-market-cap-to-%e2%82%a6156-1tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/nigerian-stocks-rally-as-investors-add-%e2%82%a6515bn-lifting-market-cap-to-%e2%82%a6156-1tn\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Stocks Rally as Investors Add \u20a6515bn, Lifting Market Cap to \u20a6156.1tn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian equities started the week higher on Monday as investors added N515 billion to the value of listed companies, lifting market-wide performance and supporting a stronger year-to-date position.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Overall market capitalisation increased by N515 billion, a rise of 0.33%, to end at N156.108 trillion.<\/li>\n<li>The All-Share Index climbed by 802.94 points (0.33%), moving from 242,593.31 to 243,396.25.<\/li>\n<li>Market breadth was positive, with 32 advancing stocks versus 30 declining names.<\/li>\n<li>Trading activity totalled 717.16 million shares worth N56.66 billion across 73,321 deals.<\/li>\n<li>FCMB led by trading volume (157.80 million shares), while Dangote Cement led by trade value at N29.77 billion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Market performance and index gains<\/h2>\n<p>The Nigerian stock market opened the week with gains, pushing total market capitalisation up by N515 billion. That translated into a 0.33% increase, taking the closing level to N156.108 trillion from N155.593 trillion recorded at the end of trading on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Benchmark performance improved in parallel. The All-Share Index advanced by 802.94 points, or 0.33%, rising from 242,593.31 to finish at 243,396.25. With the uptick, the market\u2019s year-to-date return strengthened to 56.41%.<\/p>\n<p>Session dynamics also leaned bullish. Trading closed with a positive breadth: 32 stocks rose while 30 fell, indicating more price appreciation than depreciation among the day\u2019s active listings.<\/p>\n<h2>Top movers and trading details<\/h2>\n<p>Among the gainers, International Energy Insurance led the session, increasing by 9.92% to close at N7.98 per share. It was followed by The Initiates Plc, ABC Transport, and Abbey Mortgage Bank, each posting meaningful advances.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, Fidson Healthcare recorded the steepest decline, dropping 10% to end at N122.85 per share. Academy Press fell by 9.70% to N7.45, while RT Briscoe slid 9.43% to close at N13.45 per share.<\/p>\n<p>Liquidity improved compared with the previous session. Investors traded a total of 717.16 million shares worth N56.66 billion in 73,321 deals. This was higher than Friday\u2019s 608.49 million shares valued at N32.03 billion traded across 53,826 transactions.<\/p>\n<p>By volume, FCMB was the most actively traded stock, with 157.80 million shares, representing 21.15% of all shares exchanged during Monday\u2019s session. By value, Dangote Cement topped activity with transactions worth N29.77 billion, accounting for 51.28% of the total value of trades recorded on the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian equities started the week higher on Monday as investors added N515 billion to the value of listed companies, lifting market-wide performance and supporting a stronger year-to-date position. 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Her editorial work also expanded to include fast-growing digital verticals\u2014such as lifestyle tech, online entertainment, and gambling-related content\u2014tailored to evolving reader interests and brand opportunities.","sameAs":["https:\/\/za.linkedin.com\/in\/zibuyile-dladla-9a26628a"],"url":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/author\/zibuyile-dladla\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}