Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 28th October 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.44% to close at 252,882.78 from 253,990.06 bringing YTD return to 62.51%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦ 718.95 million to ₦164,194.42 billion from ₦164,913.37 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦27.90 billion from ₦441.46 billion.
Market breath increased by 54.76% to 0.87x from 0.56x, as 26 stocks advanced, 30 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained unchanged. SOVRENINS (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while FIRSTHOLDCO (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 253,990.06 | 252,882.78 | -0.44 |
| No. of Deals | 35,946.00 | 39,012.00 | 8.53 |
| Volume Traded | 5,233,415,561.00 | 404,114,093.00 | -92.28 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 441,466,838,601.13 | 27,907,989,711.70 | -93.68 |
