{"id":10178,"date":"2026-09-14T09:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ograsset.com\/?p=10178"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:23:33","slug":"broad-sell-offs-push-ngx-weekly-index-down-1-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ograsset.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/broad-sell-offs-push-ngx-weekly-index-down-1-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Broad sell-offs push NGX weekly index down 1.60%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Widespread sell pressure dominated the Nigerian Exchange as 80 equities closed lower against just nine gainers. The index pullback pushed total turnover down to 3.647 billion shares worth N130.151bn, with the Financial Services industry continuing to anchor overall trading volume,<\/em> JIDE AJIA<\/strong> writes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nigerian Exchange Limited closed the trading week on a distinctly bearish note, driven by broad-based sell-offs across major industry sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benchmark Nigerian Exchange All-Share Index dropped by 1.60 per cent to settle at 243,052.74 points, down from its opening level of 246,992.44 points at the start of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concurrently, market capitalisation contracted by 1.24 per cent to finish at N157.587tn. Despite this week\u2019s pullback, the market continues to maintain a remarkable year-to-date performance, remaining up by 56.19 per cent overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall market sentiment turned heavily negative, as evidenced by a total of eighty equities depreciating against a slim nine equities that managed to record price appreciation, while fifty-eight stocks closed the week unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macroeconomic factors fuel market profit-taking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekly contraction on the Exchange reflects broader economic dynamics as institutional investors rebalance portfolios following extended bull runs across tier-1 equities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market analysts attribute the recent profit-taking wave to lingering inflationary pressures, high debt-issuance yields in the fixed-income market, and corporate earnings recalibration across the banking and manufacturing sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, heightened activity in primary capital issuances, including major rights issues, commercial paper offerings, and sovereign bond sales, has temporarily diverted liquidity away from secondary equity trading, contributing to the lighter trading volumes recorded across equity counters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial sector anchors trading volume<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trading activity on the floor of the Exchange reflected a slight slowdown in market turnover compared to the preceding week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total traded volume reached 3.647bn shares valued at N130.151bn exchanged across 244,777 deals. This marked a decrease from the previous week\u2019s figures, which recorded 4.360bn shares worth N210.331bn in 223,284 transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As in previous weeks, the Financial Services Industry dominated the market activity chart by volume, recording 2.909bn shares valued at N56.668bn in 106,662 deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This heavy trading volume ensured the sector contributed nearly eighty per cent of the total equity turnover volume and over forty-three per cent of the total value for the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Services Industry followed behind, generating 153.122m shares worth N2.331bn, while the Consumer Goods Industry occupied third place with 116.656m shares worth N11.035bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity was heavily concentrated among the top three individual stocks traded during the session. Fortis Global Insurance Plc, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, and Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc led the volume chart, collectively accounting for 1.544bn shares valued at N4.067bn in 3,017 deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, these three equities alone represented over forty-two per cent of the overall equity turnover volume, though they accounted for just over three percent of total value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An analyst at Apt Securities and Funds Limited said, \u201cOverall, the session was characterised by bullish sentiment and weaker trading activity, as renewed buying interest supported another positive close despite lower market turnover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sectoral performance, top gainers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sectoral indices almost uniformly tracked lower alongside the main board, reflecting widespread sell pressure across key industry segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Banking Index registered a noticeable decline of 4.07 per cent, while the Industrial Goods Index and the Consumer Goods Index retreated by 3.36 per cent and 2.55 per cent, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Insurance Index experienced the largest sectoral drop, falling 5.52 per cent. However, a few specialised indices bucked the market trend and posted positive gains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oil and Gas Index advanced by 2.83 per cent, while the Commodity Index gained 2.19 per cent. Modest positive movements were also recorded in the MERI Value Index, the AFR Dividend Yield Index, and the Sovereign Bond Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among individual stock performances, Nigerian Exchange Group Plc emerged as the top gainer for the week, surging 13.85 per cent to close at N148.00 per share after opening at N130.00. Ellah Lakes Plc also gained ground, rising 13.33 per cent to end at N10.20, while energy major Seplat Energy Plc posted a 10.00 per cent gain to finish at N14,907.80 per share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely, Fortis Global Insurance Plc registered the largest drop of the week, declining by 27.50 per cent to close at N1.45 per share. Critical Minerals Financing Corp Plc followed closely behind with a 24.24 per cent reduction in value to end at N2.00 per share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative assets and corporate listings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In alternative trading segments, Exchange Traded Products recorded a transaction volume of 2.259 million units valued at N451.246m across 5,627 deals. This represented an increase from the previous week\u2019s record of 2.102 million units worth N425.921m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Fixed Income segment saw 115,145 bond units valued at N123.330m traded in 50 deals, down from the 295,465 units valued at N293.761m recorded the previous week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary market saw significant corporate activity with new listings on the Exchange. Two tranches of Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bonds issued in August were officially listed on 9 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These included the two-year 13.963 per cent bond maturing in August 2028 with an issued value of N1.318bn, and the three-year 14.963 per cent bond maturing in August 2029 with an issued value of N4.545bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In equity listings, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc added over 8.097 billion ordinary shares to the official list following its successful Rights Issue at N60.00 per share, raising the company\u2019s total issued share capital to more than 20.244 billion shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund listed an additional 350,531 units arising from its second-quarter scrip distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Widespread sell pressure dominated the Nigerian Exchange as 80 equities closed lower against just nine gainers. The index pullback pushed total turnover down to 3.647 billion shares worth N130.151bn, with the Financial Services industry continuing to anchor overall trading volume, JIDE AJIA writes The Nigerian Exchange Limited closed the trading week on a distinctly bearish note, driven… <\/p>\n

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