The domestic bourse ended the last trading session of the week on a bullish, as investors’ sustained interest in the banking sector drove the benchmark, NGXASI up by 10bps, closing at 67,200.69 points.
https://www.digital.zenithbank.com/ZEQ/ZEQ-jan-2026/index.html#p=1The day’s positive performance was driven by investors’ buying interest in large and mid-cap stocks, amongst which were: Access Corporation (+0.63%), UBA (+0.29%), Dangote Sugar (+4.66%), NASCON (+4.96%), Unilever (+1.42%) and 11 other stocks. and 13 other stocks, all contributing to the overall positive market trend.
As a corollary, the year-to-date return rose to 31.12%. The overall market capitalization gained 0.10% for the day, to settle at N32.92trillion. Consequently, investors wealth rose by ₦37.08bn.
CURRENCY MARKET:
The Nigerian Naira depreciated by 0.75% against the US Dollar in the I&E Window, closing at a rate of N764.86/USD.
