Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Thursday, 8th October 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.82% to close at 248,042.50 from 250,096.75 bringing YTD return to 59.40%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,333.80 million to ₦161,051.68 billion from ₦162,385.48 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦38.02 billion from ₦22.95 billion.
Market breath increased by 5.52% to 0.81x from 0.77x , as 26 stocks advanced, 32 stocks declined, and 88 stocks remained unchanged. ETRANZACT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while ETERNA (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 250,096.75 | 248,042.50 | -0.82 |
| No. of Deals | 38,905.00 | 38,711.00 | -0.50 |
| Volume Traded | 446,996,261.00 | 492,227,969.00 | 10.12 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 22,953,682,902.45 | 38,021,043,680.89 | 65.64 |
