This week, 80,229 transactions totaling 2.876 billion shares valued at N63.832 billion were made on the Exchange floor by investors in the Nigerian stock market. In contrast, 9.849 billion shares worth N305.843 billion were traded in 126,584 transactions last week, according to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) weekly report made available in Lagos.Consequently, there was a 379.1% decrease in the value of transactions that investors traded on the Exchange.In the meantime, the Federal Government designated Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, to be Public Holidays in honor of the Christmas celebration, therefore the market opened for three trading days this week. With 1.984 billion shares valued at N32.680 billion, traded in 31,632 transactions, the Financial Services Industry topped the activity chart. This made up 51.20% and 68.99% of the total equity turnover value and volume, respectively. With 208.695 million shares valued at N2.264 billion in 640 transactions, the Investment Industry came next. With 147.002 million shares valued at N6.085 billion in 1,676 transactions, the Conglomerates Industry came in third.
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