Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 12th January 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.58% to close at 163,244.69 from 162,298.08, bringing YTD return to 4.90%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦789.44 billion to ₦104.52 trillion from ₦103.73 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦19.23 billion from ₦18.00 billion.
The market breadth increased by 43.27% to 2.45x from 1.71x, as 49 stocks advanced, 20 stocks declined, and 79 stocks remained unchanged. ETRANZACT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while CHAMPION (-8.51%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXOILGAS (1.49%), NGXINS (0.88%), NGXBNK (0.86%), NGXINDUSTR (0.81%) and NGXCNSMRGDS (0.57%) appreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 162,298.08 | 163,244.69 | 0.58 |
| No. of Deals | 43,372.00 | 59,359.00 | 36.86 |
| Volume Traded | 605,520,919.00 | 1,149,359,643.00 | 89.81 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 18,002,821,485.71 | 19,233,615,316.48 | 6.84 |
