Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 14th October 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.06% to close at 247,673.65 from 247,513.63 bringing YTD return to 59.16%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦103.90 million to ₦160,812.19 billion from ₦160,708.29 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦28.59 billion from ₦21.38 billion.
Market breath increased by 59.96% to 1.82x from 1.14x, as 31 stocks advanced, 17 stocks declined, and 98 stocks remained unchanged. AUSTINLAZ (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while UPDCREIT (-9.96%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 247,513.63 | 247,673.65 | 0.06 |
| No. of Deals | 38,707.00 | 30,956.00 | -20.02 |
| Volume Traded | 394,200,982.00 | 314,906,344.00 | -20.12 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 21,381,600,203.14 | 28,591,970,570.72 | 33.72 |
