{"id":508,"date":"2026-05-18T20:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/ngx-surges-as-investors-add-n62bn-market-cap-hits-n156-056tn\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:04:16","slug":"ngx-surges-as-investors-add-n62bn-market-cap-hits-n156-056tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/ngx-surges-as-investors-add-n62bn-market-cap-hits-n156-056tn\/","title":{"rendered":"NGX Surges as Investors Add N62bn, Market Cap Hits N156.056tn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investors added N62 billion to their portfolios on Monday as the Nigerian stock market opened the week on a firm footing. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) market capitalization rose by N62 billion, or 0.36%, moving from N155.994 trillion to N156.056 trillion at the end of trading on Monday, compared with the level recorded last Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2>Market overview: capitalization, index and year-to-date gains<\/h2>\n<p>The All-Share Index increased by 881.16 points, also equivalent to 0.36%, to close at 243,158.97. That compared with 242,277.81 in the previous session. With the uptick, the Year-to-Date (YTD) return improved to 56.26%.<\/p>\n<p>Market breadth stayed in positive territory, with 43 advancing stocks against 34 that declined.<\/p>\n<h2>Top performers and laggards on Monday<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>FTN Cocoa Processors and Consolidated Hallmark were among the strongest names, each climbing by 10% to settle at N6.05 and N5.72 per share, respectively.<\/li>\n<li>CAP gained 9.99% and closed at N159.70.<\/li>\n<li>AIICO Insurance rose 9.98%, finishing at N4.74 per share.<\/li>\n<li>Dangote Sugar advanced 9.97% to end the session at N76.65 per share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nigerian Aviation Handling Company led the declines, dropping 23% to close at N198.68.<\/li>\n<li>International Energy Insurance, UPDC, Learn Africa, and Nem Insurance were also listed among the day\u2019s losers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Trading activity softens despite positive closes<\/h2>\n<p>Although prices finished higher overall, activity on the exchange weakened during the session. Total traded volume fell by 48.30% to 967.47 million shares, while the value of trades declined to N43.84 billion across 122,041 deals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VFD Group topped trading volume with 255.35 million shares, representing 26.39% of total trades.<\/li>\n<li>Zenith Bank recorded the highest transaction value at N8.42 billion, contributing 19.20% of the day\u2019s turnover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investors added N62 billion to their portfolios on Monday as the Nigerian stock market opened the week on a firm footing. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) market capitalization rose by N62 billion, or 0.36%, moving from N155.994 trillion to N156.056 trillion at the end of trading on Monday, compared with the level recorded last Thursday. 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