Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 9th January 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.93% to close at 162,228.56 from 160,734.70, bringing YTD return to 4.25%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦958.22 billion to ₦103.73 trillion from ₦102.77 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦18.00 billion from ₦11.73 billion.
The market breadth increased by 119.78% to 1.71x from 0.78x, as 48 stocks advanced, 28 stocks declined, and 72 stocks remained unchanged. IMG, MCNICHOLS, and SCOA (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while ALEX (-9.91%) and AUSTINLAZ (-9.83%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINDUSTR (0.44%), NGXCNSMRGDS (0.2%), and NGXINS (0.06%) appreciated, while NGXBNK (-0.13%) and NGXOILGAS (-0.15%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 160,734.70 | 162,228.56 | 0.93 |
| No. of Deals | 40,318.00 | 43,372.00 | 7.57 |
| Volume Traded | 510,551,471 | 605,520,919 | 18.60 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 11,726,803,205.05 | 18,002,821,485.71 | 53.52 |
