On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Universal Insurance Company delivered the strongest move on the Nigerian market, rising 10.0% to NGN 1.21, in a session where the NGX ASI jumped 3.61% to 1,544.38. What makes that move stand out is that it happened in a market with mixed breadth: 22 gainers, 32 losers and 94 unchanged stocks out of 148 listed names.
Key figures
- UNIVINSURE: +10.0% at NGN 1.21
- NGX ASI: +3.61% at 1,544.38
- Zenith Bank: +5.8% at NGN 109.0
- Seplat: +5.0% at NGN 9,550
- Brent: $94.82/bbl, down 13.2% on the day
NGX today: index strength masked a narrow market
The first lesson from the NGX today session is that the index rally was not broad-based. Zenith Bank climbed to and led turnover with in traded value, while added to on . , which could not be the lead under the editorial brief, still rose to with traded, underlining how heavily the session depended on financial heavyweights.