Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 27th October 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.07% to close at 253,990.06 from 251,290.54 bringing YTD return to 63.22%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦ 1,752.78 million to ₦164,913.37 billion from ₦163,160.59 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦441.46 billion from ₦25.45 billion.
Market breath decreased by 30.56% to 0.56x from 0.80x, as 20 stocks advanced, 36 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained unchanged. UPDCREIT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while PRESCO (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 251,290.54 | 253,990.06 | 1.07 |
| No. of Deals | 43,700.00 | 35,946.00 | -17.74 |
| Volume Traded | 329,530,598.00 | 5,233,415,561.00 | 1,488.14 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 25,450,324,063.54 | 441,466,838,601.13 | 1,634.62 |
