NGX Week Ending 21 Aug 2026: Haldane McCall and Trans-Nationwide Lead Gainers as Insurance Counters Sell Off

The most recent published NGX weekly review available covers the week ended 14 August 2026, when the All-Share Index fell 1.20% to 242,619.20 points and market capitalisation dropped about 1.19% (roughly N1.89 trillion) to N156.624 trillion, extending the bourse's bearish run (thesun.ng, blueprint.ng). Activity moved in the opposite direction to prices: turnover jumped about 127% to 12.153 billion shares worth N176.058 billion in 224,146 deals, and Lasaco Assurance listed 9.236 billion additional ordinary shares on 12 August (businessday.ng). Despite the pullback, the index was still carrying a year-to-date return of about 55.91% as at 14 August (withinnigeria.com). In the week to 21 August, the gainers' table was led by Haldane McCall (+32.3%) and Trans-nationwide Express (+27.41%), while the losers' side was dominated by insurance counters including Fortis Global Insurance (-31.03%), International Energy Insurance (-20.04%), Royal Exchange (-18.49%) and Sunu Assurance (-16.2%), alongside logistics firm Red Star Express (-18.33%); no company-specific news explaining those particular declines could be verified at the time of writing. This digest is educational and factual only, and is not investment advice.

Top movers this week

• HMCALL (Haldane Mccall Plc) +32.3% — Haldane McCall's audited FY2025 accounts showed revenue of N2.276 billion, pre-tax profit of N754.9 million and profit for the year of N642.5 million, but its Q1 2026 interim report showed revenue falling to N405.25 million from N718.01 million a year earlier and profit dropping to N73.02 million from N169.23 million, with total assets at N21.62 billion. The real estate holding company has traded well below its November 2024 all-time high of N6.78 for much of 2026, touching a low of N3.40 in May 2026. (source)
• TRANSEXPR (Trans-nationwide Express Plc) +27.41% — Trans-nationwide Express, a logistics firm providing express delivery, haulage and freight services, released its full-year 2025 results on 17 March 2026, and its weekly share-price volatility has widened from about 6% to 12% over the past year. The stock reached an all-time high of N8.70 on 23 April 2026 before easing back during the second quarter. (source)
• HONYFLOUR (Honeywell Flour Mill Plc) +7.03% — Honeywell Flour Mills reported profit before tax of N21.896 billion for the full year ended 31 March 2026 and declared a dividend of 20 kobo per share, with revenue easing about 3% to N360.85 billion while profit after tax rose roughly 12% to N16.49 billion. The company has since published results for its first quarter ended 30 June 2026. (source)
• TIP (The Initiates Plc) +6.8%
• CADBURY (Cadbury Plc) +4.68%

• FTGINSURE (Fortis Global Insurance Plc) -31.03%
• INTENEGINS (International Energy Insurance Plc) -20.04%
• ROYALEX (Royal Exchange Assurance) -18.49%
• REDSTAREX (Red Star Express Plc) -18.33%
• SUNUASSUR (Sunu Assurance Nigeria Plc) -16.2%

Upcoming ex-dividend dates

• 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
• LEARNAFRCA (LEARN AFRICA PLC) — ₦0.35/share, ex-date 14 Sept
• ACADEMY (ACADEMY PRESS PLC.) — ₦0.1/share, ex-date 17 Sept

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Educational weekly recap for the NGX — not investment advice. Figures and news are drawn from public sources linked above.