Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Thursday, 5th November 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 1.98% to close at 249,710.59 from 254,762.81 bringing YTD return to 60.47%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦3,280.36 million to ₦162,134.73 billion from ₦165,415.09 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦74.09 billion from ₦37.45 billion.
Market breath decreased by 52.52% to 0.56x from 1.17x, as 20 stocks advanced, 36 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained unchanged. CWG (9.94%) led the market with positive performance, while DANGCEM (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 254,762.81 | 249,710.59 | -1.98 |
| No. of Deals | 33,047.00 | 33,540.00 | 1.49 |
| Volume Traded | 552,313,597.00 | 856,280,861.00 | 55.04 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 37,458,045,920.59 | 74,094,783,513.45 | 97.81 |
