Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 29th January 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.22% to close at 165,527.31 from 165,164.38, bringing YTD return to 6.37%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦232.34 billion to ₦105.97 trillion from ₦105.74 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦15.37 billion from ₦16.54 billion.
The market breadth increased by 80.78% to 1.52 from 0.84x, as 41 stocks advanced, 27 stocks declined, and 80 stocks remained unchanged. RTBRISCOE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while HMCALL (-9.84%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXBNK (0.68%), NGXINS (0.64%), NGXCNSMRGDS (0.46%) and NGXOILGAS (0.10%) appreciated, while NGXINDUSTR remained unchanged.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 165,164.38 | 165,527.31 | 0.22 |
| No. of Deals | 42,172 | 38,665 | -8.32 |
| Volume Traded | 623,176,602 | 691,417,242 | 10.95 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 16,540,133,689.90 | 15,370,511,959.29 | -7.07 |
