Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 5th January 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.74% to close at 159,215.48 from 156,492.36, bringing YTD return to 2.32%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦ 1,868.64 billion to ₦101,806.56 trillion from ₦99,937.92 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦18.57 billion from ₦24.97 billion.
The market breadth increased by 120.48% to 10.43x from 4.73x, as 73 stocks advanced, 7 stocks declined, and 68 stocks remained unchanged. CADBURY & 9 others (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while JULI (-9.93%) and IKEJAHOTEL (-9.91%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINS (4.97%), NGXBNK (4.71%), NGXOILGAS (3.75%), NGXCNSMRGDS (2.06%), and NGXINDUSTR (0.95%) appreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 156,492.36 | 159,215.48 | 1.74 |
| No. of Deals | 40,245.00 | 56,632.00 | 40.72 |
| Volume Traded | 439,952,745.00 | 695,648,356.00 | 58.12 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 24,970,750,358.76 | 18,566,198,743.83 | -25.65 |
