In the first half of 2025, the consumer goods sector emerged as the strongest performer on the Nigerian Stock Market, surging by 52.21% and pushing the banking sector to second place with an 18.06% gain.
Tracked by the NGX Consumer Goods Index, the sector gained 904.2 points, leaping from 1,731.7 to break past the 2,000 mark, before closing June at 2,635.9.
The rally was not just about rising prices as trading activity also increased, with the sector recording a market volume of 4.4 billion shares, the highest half-year total since 2013.
