Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Friday, 16th October 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.07% to close at 247,539.73 from 247,707.13 bringing YTD return to 59.07%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦108.70 million to ₦160,725.23 billion from ₦160,833.93 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦13.07 billion from ₦15.31 billion.
Market breath increased by 4.67% to 1.13x from 1.08x, as 26 stocks advanced, 23 stocks declined, and 97 stocks remained unchanged. THOMASWY (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while UPDCREIT (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 247,707.13 | 247,539.73 | -0.07 |
| No. of Deals | 30,247.00 | 32,032.00 | 5.90 |
| Volume Traded | 286,762,963.00 | 257,733,131.00 | -10.12 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 15,311,769,450.57 | 13,070,694,047.25 | -14.64 |
