Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Friday, 2nd October 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.16% to close at 250,808.27 from 251,211.67 bringing YTD return to 61.17%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦261.92 million to ₦162,842.85 billion from ₦163,104.77 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦27.57 billion from ₦53.64 billion.
Market breath increased by 12.36% to 1.00x from 0.89x, as 26 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 94 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSEXPR (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while PZ (-9.91%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 251,211.67 | 250,808.27 | -0.16 |
| No. of Deals | 44,469.00 | 53,450.00 | 20.20 |
| Volume Traded | 1,035,391,460.00 | 557,153,564.00 | -46.19 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 53,638,277,850.11 | 27,572,501,903.77 | -48.60 |
