Equities Market
The Nigerian equities market closed the week on a high note, closing bullish today, Friday, 17th October 2025. The NGX ASI rose by 0.42% to close at 148,977.64 from 148,355.04, bringing the WoW and YTD return to 1.35% and 0.42% respectively. Similarly, the market capitalisation increased by ₦395.18 billion to ₦94,560.54 trillion from ₦94,165.36 trillion recorded at the close of the previous trading day. However, market turnover decreased to ₦16.775 billion from ₦16.910 billion.
The market breadth increased by 47.45% to 1.70x from 1.15x, as 39 stocks advanced, 23 stocks declined, and 84 stocks remained unchanged. EUNISELL (10.00%), UPDC (9.92%), and SOVRENINS (9.51%) led the market with positive performance, while LIVINGTRUST (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXCNSMRGDS (1.27%), NGXINS (0.92%), NGXINDUSTR (0.29%), and NGXBNK (0.01%), appreciated While NGXOILGAS (-0.11%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 148,355.04 | 148,977.64 | 0.42 |
| No. of Deals | 23,665.00 | 22,854.00 | -3.43 |
| Volume Traded | 432,430,931.00 | 480,993,848.00 | 11.23 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 16,909,803,232.04 | 16,775,402,002.67 | -0.79 |
