Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Monday, 19th October 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.91% to close at 245,278.34 from 247,539.73 bringing YTD return to 57.62%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,468.29 million to ₦159,256.94 billion from ₦160,725.23 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦18.03 billion from ₦15.31 billion.
Market breath decreased by 66.81% to 0.38x from 1.13x, as 15 stocks advanced, 40 stocks declined, and 91 stocks remained unchanged. MULTITREX (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while VITAFOAM (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 247,539.73 | 245,278.34 | -0.91 |
| No. of Deals | 32,032.00 | 43,193.00 | 34.84 |
| Volume Traded | 257,733,131.00 | 349,397,128.00 | 35.57 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 13,070,694,047.25 | 18,030,340,645.71 | 37.94 |
