NGX week to 14 August 2026: insurance and logistics names lead gainers; AVACAP and Unilever weigh on losers' table

Breadth was two-sided in the week ended 14 August 2026, with the strongest advances concentrated in smaller-cap insurance, logistics and technology counters — International Energy Insurance (+31.68%), Trans-nationwide Express (+20.85%), CWG (+16.94%), UPDC (+15.38%) and Sovereign Trust Insurance (+14.46%). The decliners' table was led by AVACAP (-39.75%), alongside consumer and industrial names Unilever Nigeria (-18.94%), Johnholt (-18.75%), Thomas Wyatt (-14.33%) and Legend Internet (-13.04%). For broader context, the NGX All-Share Index had been in an uptrend earlier in the quarter, closing a late-July week at 247,357.40 points (+1.60%) with market capitalisation at N159.588 trillion, according to New Telegraph's NGX weekly wrap-up (https://newtelegraphng.com/weekly-wrap-up-ngx-records-n306-14bn-turnover-as-investors-gain-n2-52trn/). Important limitation: our web research capacity was exhausted before company-specific filings, earnings releases or corporate announcements for this week could be verified, so no cause-and-effect explanation for the individual moves above is being asserted. This digest is educational and is not investment advice.

Top movers this week

• INTENEGINS (International Energy Insurance Plc) +31.68%
• TRANSEXPR (Trans-nationwide Express Plc) +20.85%
• CWG (Computer Warehouse Group Plc) +16.94%
• UPDC (UPDC Plc) +15.38%
• SOVRENINS (Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc) +14.46%

• AVACAP (AVACAP) -39.75%
• UNILEVER (Unilever Nigeria Plc) -18.94%
• JOHNHOLT (Johnholt Plc) -18.75%
• THOMASWY (Thomas Wyatt Plc) -14.33%
• LEGENDINT (Legend Internet Plc) -13.04%

Upcoming ex-dividend dates

• PRESCO (Presco Plc) — ₦10/share, ex-date 14 Aug
• CUSTODIAN (Custodian Investment Plc) — ₦0.25/share, ex-date 17 Aug
• MTNN (MTN Nigeria Comm. Plc) — ₦26/share, ex-date 20 Aug
• HONYFLOUR (HONEYWELL FLOUR MILL PLC) — ₦0.2/share, ex-date 31 Aug
• UPL (UNIVERSITY PRESS PLC.) — ₦0.18/share, ex-date 31 Aug
• REDSTAREX (RED STAR EXPRESS PLC) — ₦0.45/share, ex-date 2 Sept

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