NGX Weekly Market Review Oct 5–9 2026 | Plus234Feed

The Nigerian Exchange Group All-Share Index traded between 248,381.76 and 250,544.17 during the week ended October 9, 2026, before settling at the lower bound of that range, closing at 248,381.76. Market breadth was negative, with 52 stocks declining, 27 advancing, and 92 recording no change across the 171 equities tracked. Cumulative value traded for the week stood at ₦138,255,293,767.33.

Sterling Financial Holdings, trading as STERLINGNG, posted the most dramatic movement of the week, opening at ₦7.70 and closing at ₦77.00, a net weekly gain of 900.0%. Guinea Insurance, GUINEAINS, advanced from ₦0.68 to ₦0.93, representing a gain of 36.76%. Livestock Feeds, LIVESTOCK, rose from ₦9.75 to ₦13.15, up 34.87% over the period. Triple Gee and Company, TRIPPLEG, gained 20.7%, moving from ₦2.56 to ₦3.09, while Multitrex Integrated Foods, MULTITREX, closed at ₦0.42 against an opening price of ₦0.36, a rise of 16.67%.

On the losing side, Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals, NEIMETH, recorded the steepest percentage decline among the top losers, falling from ₦8.10 to ₦7.00, a drop of 13.58%. Capital Micro Finance Bank, CMFC, shed 11.6%, closing at ₦3.58 from an opening of ₦4.05. Aradel Holdings, ARADEL, fell from ₦1,530.00 to ₦1,377.00, a decline of 10.0% in absolute naira terms among the largest single-stock price drops recorded in the week. Red Star Express, REDSTAREX, lost 9.76%, closing at ₦13.40 from ₦14.85, and Thomas Wyatt Nigeria, THOMASWY, declined 9.74%, ending the week at ₦2.41 against an open of ₦2.67.