Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 6th October 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.16% to close at 250,273.50 from 250,667.86 bringing YTD return to 60.83%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦256.05 million to ₦162,495.64 billion from ₦162,751.69 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦36.07 billion from ₦40.88 billion.
Market breath decreased by 7.87% to 0.76x from 0.83x, as 26 stocks advanced, 34 stocks declined, and 86 stocks remained unchanged. TRIPPLEG (9.77%) led the market with positive performance, while CMFC (-9.88%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 250,667.86 | 250,667.86 | -0.16 |
| No. of Deals | 53,887.00 | 41,072.00 | -23.78 |
| Volume Traded | 875,279,437.00 | 579,254,977.00 | -33.82 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 40,876,452,265.68 | 36,074,233,297.56 | -11.75 |
