Nigeria stocks staged a notable recovery on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, as the NGX All Share Index climbed 1.20% to 144,928.36 points.
Nigeria Stocks And Index Capitalisation Surge
Consequently, market capitalisation rose 1.41% to ₦92.38 trillion, while the year-to-date return advanced to 40.81%, up from 39.14% the previous session.
Blue-Chips Drive Gains
Investor interest in key blue-chip stocks drove the market’s upswing.
Dangote Cement led the gains, surging 9.99% to close at ₦588.00, followed by NCR (+9.98%) and International Breweries (+9.66%).
These increases offset declines in Ikeja Hotels, Legend, and Living Trust, which slipped sharply during the session.
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Trading Activity And Sector Trends
Trading activity painted a mixed picture.
Although total transaction volume fell 58.65% to 606.25 million shares, the value of trades more than doubled, rising 112.64% to ₦39.69 billion.
Access Corporation dominated trading volume with 310.25 million shares, while Seplat led in value at ₦22.48 billion.
Sector performance also showed contrasts.
Industrial Goods rose 4.30%, boosted by Dangote Cement, while Consumer Goods (+1.08%), Banking (+0.19%), Insurance (+0.16%), and Oil & Gas (+0.02%) recorded modest gains.
Analysts emphasised that investors actively targeted high-cap stocks.
Moreover, the combination of thin liquidity and concentrated value inflows indicates careful, selective investing as the year draws to a close.
