Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 26th October 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.65% to close at 251,290.54 from 247,222.27 bringing YTD return to 61.48%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦ 2,641.48 million to ₦163,160.59 billion from ₦160,519.11 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦25.45 billion from ₦23.14 billion.
Market breath decreased by 13.04% to 0.80x from 0.92x, as 24 stocks advanced, 30 stocks declined, and 92 stocks remained unchanged. DANGCEM (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while ABCTRANS (-9.59%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 247,222.27 | 251,290.54 | 1.65 |
| No. of Deals | 33,585.00 | 43,700.00 | 30.12 |
| Volume Traded | 611,681,940.00 | 329,530,598.00 | -46.13 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 23,141,090,675.68 | 25,450,324,063.54 | 9.98 |
