Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 21st October 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.32% to close at 245,116.49 from 245,911.13 bringing YTD return to 57.52%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦515.95 million to ₦159,151.85 billion from ₦159,667.80 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦23.60 billion from ₦25.87 billion.
Market breath decreased by 63.42% to 0.49x from 1.33x , as 18 stocks advanced, 27 stocks declined, and 91 stocks remained unchanged. LIVINGTRUST (9.90%) led the market with positive performance, while CWG (-9.98%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 245,911.13 | 245,116.49 | -0.32 |
| No. of Deals | 32,639.00 | 32,585.00 | -0.17 |
| Volume Traded | 348,750,644.00 | 354,130,548.00 | 1.54 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 25,877,061,119.16 | 23,603,137,617.92 | -8.79 |
