Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 28th January 2026. The NGX ASI declined by 0.33% to close at 165,164.38 from 165,713.82, bringing YTD return to 6.14%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦351.75 billion to ₦105.74 trillion from ₦106.09 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦16.54 billion from ₦17.38 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 33.69% to 0.84 from 1.27x, as 32 stocks advanced, 38 stocks declined, and 78 stocks remained unchanged. UHOMREIT (9.97%) led the market with positive performance, while RTBRISCOE (-9.97%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXOILGAS (-0.04%), NGXBNK (-0.44%), NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.49%) and NGXINS (-1.32%) depreciated, while NGXINDUSTR remained unchanged.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 165,713.82 | 165,164.38 | -0.33 |
| No. of Deals | 41,499 | 42,172 | 1.62 |
| Volume Traded | 483,093,827 | 623,176,602 | 29.00 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 17,378,116,260.51 | 16,540,133,689.90 | -4.82 |
