Investors at the Nigerian Exchange Limited(NGX) have reportedly lost a staggering N2.8 trillion between November 3 and November 7, 2025, causing the Nigerian stock market to plummet over the past five days.
The All-Share Index, or ASI, dropped by 2.99 percent to 149,524.81 points from 154,126.46 points the week before, while equity market capitalisation plummeted precipitously to N94.9 trillion.
The stock market traded poorly throughout the week under review.
Sources revealed that N245.88 billion was lost by investors on Monday alone. On Tuesday, the downward trend persisted with an additional N611.96 billion loss. Investors lost N1.31 trillion in a single trading session on Wednesday, marking the biggest decrease of the week.
Sell-offs continued as the market fell N347.75 billion on Thursday and ended the week down N318.78 billion on Friday, bringing the weekly loss to N2.8 trillion.
Meanwhile, stock market activity were also slowed down.
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In contrast to the previous week’s 7.479 billion shares worth N145.429 billion swapped in 159,487 transactions, investors traded 3.575 billion shares worth N107.011 billion in 146,429 transactions.
Additionally, with 2.946 billion shares valued at N65.904 billion across 62,817 transactions, the financial services sector topped the trading volume list. With 1.288 billion shares valued at N19.3 billion in 11,536 transactions—representing 36.03% and 18.08% of the total stock market turnover in volume and value, respectively—Fidelity Bank Plc, FCMB Group Plc, and Aso Savings & Loans Plc topped trading by volume.
Regarding price movement, 20 stocks gained during the week, compared to 29 the week before. While 51 stocks stayed the same, 75 stocks fell, more than the 70 that had been indicated before.
NCR (Nigeria) Plc recorded the highest price gain at 20.94 per cent, followed by Eunisell Interlinked Plc with a 20.17 per cent increase and Union Dicon Salt Plc with a 9.93 per cent rise.
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc topped the losers side with a fall of 28.21 percent, followed by C & I Leasing Plc with a decline of 20.16 percent. Over the course of the week, Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc also experienced a decline of 18.99%.
The most recent results highlight investors’ ongoing worries about macroeconomic uncertainty, market volatility, and profit-taking in a variety of industries.
This follows President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern because to reported Christian genocide.
