Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 14th January 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.56% to close at 166,771.95 from 165,836.96, bringing YTD return to 7.17%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦598.42 billion to ₦106.18 trillion from ₦106.78 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦29.85 billion from ₦33.55 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 60.32% to 1.68x from 4.23x, as 47 stocks advanced, 28 stocks declined, and 73 stocks remained unchanged. ACADEMY (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while MAYBAKER (-9.79%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXOILGAS (6.26%), NGXINS (0.78%), NGXBNK (0.05%), and NGXINDUSTR (0.01%) appreciated, while NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.20%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 165,836.96 | 166,771.95 | 0.56 |
| No. of Deals | 49,216.00 | 55,751.00 | 13.28 |
| Volume Traded | 1,131,155,384 | 761,940,885 | -32.64 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 33,549,984,455.91 | 29,850,312,383.69 | -11.03 |
