Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 30th October 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.09% to close at 254,299.49 from 254,083.02 bringing YTD return to 63.42%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦ 140.55 million to ₦165,114.28 billion from ₦164,973.73 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦85.81 billion from ₦57.36 billion.
Market breath decreased by 24.88% to 0.78x from 1.04x , as 25 stocks advanced, 32 stocks declined, and 89 stocks remained unchanged. HONYFLOUR (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while CAVERTON (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 254,083.02 | 254,299.49 | 0.09 |
| No. of Deals | 35,821.00 | 37,870.00 | 5.72 |
| Volume Traded | 654,275,152.00 | 997,571,006.00 | 52.47 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 57,362,387,009.65 | 85,810,641,120.16 | 49.59 |
