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Shares of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) declined 4.5% to close at ₦132.50 on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) following the release of its audited Half-Year (H1) 2026 financial results.
Trading activity surged to 88.3 million shares—approximately 3.6 times its 30-day average daily volume of 24.5 million shares—reflecting high institutional rebalancing as the market digested earnings dynamics.
GTCO reported a 7.7% slide in profit after tax in the first half (H1) of 2026, amid a seeming struggle by the bank to reignite growth.
Profit for the period fell to ₦414.18 billion from ₦449 billion in H1, 2025, led by a slide in net fee and commission income by 8.98 percent to ₦123 billion, from ₦135.17 billion in the earlier period.
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