The NGX Premium Index ended 2025 larger than the broader Nigerian All-Share Index, rising 59.40% to fifteen,493.2 factors, a acquire of 5,773.4 factors.
After opening the 12 months at 9,719.8 factors, the sub-index pushed previous the 15,000 stage, supported by buying and selling exercise of over 32 billion shares.
Over the identical interval, the All-Share Index rose 51.19%, or 52,686.6 factors, to shut at 155,613, leaving the Premium Index forward on a year-to-date foundation.
July drove the third-quarter rally, with the Premium Index gaining 26.74% within the month and lifting Q3 efficiency to an 18.19% return, the strongest quarter of the 12 months.
The NGX Premium Index tracks Nigerian Change corporations with sturdy governance and liquidity, requiring not less than N40 billion free float, N200 billion market capitalisation, and a 70% governance rating to help investor confidence.
For full-year 2025, good points had been broad, with seven of the eight premium shares ending the 12 months in constructive territory.
Seplat completed seventh among the many premium shares, gaining 1.91% in 2025, closing at N5,809 from N5,700.
In comparison with its large 146.75% year-to-date acquire in 2024 on 29 million shares, 2025 was milder, with 19.2 million shares traded.
The inventory was largely flat within the first half, dropping 12.91% in Could to N4,964 earlier than rebounding 9.78% in June to N5,450.
Costs remained regular from July to September, however October introduced a ten% acquire to N5,917. Nonetheless, minor declines in November and December left it at N5,809.
Seplat posted a 9-month post-tax revenue of N146.6 billion, greater than double the N52.7 billion in the identical interval of 2024.
Market capitalization is at the moment at N3.3 trillion, representing 3.36% of the ASI’s N99.9 trillion measurement.
