Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 20th October 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.26% to close at 245,911.13 from 245,278.34 bringing YTD return to 58.03%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦410.86 million to ₦159,667.80 billion from ₦159,256.94 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦25.87 billion from ₦18.03 billion.
Market breath increased by 250.88% to 1.33x from 0.38x , as 28 stocks advanced, 21 stocks declined, and 97 stocks remained unchanged. AUSTINLAZ (9.97%) led the market with positive performance, while LIVESTOCK (-9.76%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 245,278.34 | 245,911.13 | 0.26 |
| No. of Deals | 43,193.00 | 32,639.00 | -24.43 |
| Volume Traded | 349,397,128.00 | 348,750,644.00 | -0.19 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 18,030,340,645.71 | 25,877,061,119.16 | 43.52 |
