Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 29th October 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.47% to close at 254,083.02 from 252,882.78 bringing YTD return to 63.28%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦ 779.31 million to ₦164,973.73 billion from ₦164,194.42 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦57.36 billion from ₦27.90 billion.
Market breath increased by 19.36% to 1.04x from 0.87x, as 27 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 93 stocks remained unchanged. ETRANZACT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while FIRSTHOLDCO (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 252,882.78 | 254,083.02 | 0.47 |
| No. of Deals | 39,012.00 | 35,821.00 | -8.18 |
| Volume Traded | 404,114,093.00 | 654,275,152.00 | 61.90 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 27,907,989,711.70 | 57,362,387,009.65 | 105.54 |
