The Nigerian Change (NGX) returned to certain territory on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, as marketplace capitalisation of equities expanded through N410.86 billion (or 0.26%), emerging from N159.26 trillion on Monday to near at N159.67 trillion.
At the same time as, the benchmark All-Percentage Index (ASI) received 632.79 issues (or 0.26%), settling at 245,911.13 issues in comparison to the former consultation’s shut of 245,278.34 issues.
Overall fairness turnover reached 348.69 million stocks traded throughout 32,588 offers.
Tuesday’s restoration follows Monday’s single-day dip of N1.47 trillion, attaining a weekly low of 245,278.34 index issues.
Marketplace abstract
- All-Percentage Index (ASI): 245,911.13 issues, up 0.26% from 245,278.34 issues
- Marketplace cap: N159.67 trillion, up 0.26% from N159.26 trillion
- Marketplace price achieve: N410.86 billion
- Buying and selling quantity: 348.69 million stocks, down 0.19% from 349,343,580 stocks
- Overall offers: 32,588 offers, down 24.42% from 43,115 offers
Most sensible 5 gainers
- Austin Laz & Corporate Plc: Up 9.97% to N3.53 from N3.21
- ABC Delivery Plc: Up 9.92% to N6.65 from N6.05
- Cutix Plc: Up 9.91% to N2.33 from N2.12
- Thomas Wyatt Nigeria Plc: Up 9.77% to N2.92 from N2.66
- Caverton Offshore Beef up Crew Plc: Up 9.76% to N4.50 from N4.10
Most sensible 5 losers
- Farm animals Feeds Plc: Down 9.76% to N17.10 from N18.95
- Guinea Insurance coverage Plc: Down 7.78% to N0.83 from N0.90
- NPF Microfinance Financial institution Plc: Down 5.75% to N4.10 from N4.35
- Mutual Advantages Assurance Plc: Down 4.69% to N3.05 from N3.20
- AIICO: Down 3.06% to N3.80 from N3.92
Riding the numbers
Investor sentiment swung again into certain territory, leading to a positive marketplace breadth with 28 gainers overtaking 21 losers.
The NGX Business Index spearheaded the restoration, advancing through 118.44 issues to ten,258.95, anchored through robust call for for large-cap HBM Nigeria Plc (+6.76% to ₦379.00) along most day-to-day proportion restrict positive aspects in Austin Laz & Corporate Plc (+9.97%) and Cutix Plc (+9.91%).
In a similar fashion, the NGX Client Items Index received 11.58 issues to near at 4,042.08, reinforced through value surges in heavyweights NASCON Allied Industries Plc (+7.31% to ₦183.50) and Unilever Nigeria Plc (+5.83% to ₦109.00). This vast purchasing curiosity lifted the NGX Top class Index through 168.89 issues and drove a 197.25-point rally within the NGX Lotus Islamic Index.
- Whilst purchasing momentum ruled the wider marketplace, general enlargement was once in part moderated through profit-taking inside monetary products and services and agricultural shares.
- Equities buying and selling quantity reached 348.69 million stocks throughout 32,588 transactions, with liquidity concentrated at the Major Board (243.73 million stocks) and Top class Board (93.72 million stocks).
- On the other hand, sell-offs in main lenders dragged the NGX Banking Index down through 3.67 issues to two,493.34, weighed down through losses in Zenith Financial institution Plc (-0.40%), Warranty Believe Preserving Corporate Plc (-0.41%), Get right of entry to Holdings Plc (-0.54%), and Sterling Monetary Holdings (-2.66%).
As well as, the NGX Insurance coverage Index slipped to one,068.32 issues, hampered through drops in Farm animals Feeds Plc (-9.76%) and Guinea Insurance coverage Plc (-7.78%). As a result, the web marketplace appreciation was once pushed through commercial and client items positive aspects overriding gentle monetary sector contraction.
Sectoral efficiency
The marketplace restoration was once anchored through positive aspects in commercial and client items sectors along non-interest equities. The NGX Business Index spearheaded the development, emerging 118.44 issues from 10,140.51 to ten,258.95 issues, supported through a 6.76% rally in HBM Nigeria Plc to ₦379.00.
- Robust curiosity in moral investments driven the NGX Lotus Islamic Index up through 197.25 issues to near at 23,167.70 issues.
- In the meantime, the NGX Top class Index climbed 168.89 issues from 30,371.64 to 30,540.53 issues, and the NGX Client Items Index complicated through 11.58 issues to 4,042.08 issues.
- Key client items gainers integrated NASCON Allied Industries Plc, which rose 7.31% to N183.50, and Unilever Nigeria Plc, up 5.83% to N109.00.
- Moreover, the NGX Oil/Fuel Index recorded a slight building up of 0.50 issues to settle at 6,190.61 issues, subsidized through Oando Plc’s 0.29% achieve to N34.45.
By contrast, monetary products and services indices skilled modest declines that restricted broader upside. The NGX Banking Index dropped 3.67 issues from 2,497.01 to two,493.34 issues, dragged down through value depreciation in main lenders together with Sterling Monetary Holdings Corporate Plc (-2.66% to N77.00), Get right of entry to Holdings Plc (-0.54% to N27.80), Warranty Believe Preserving Corporate Plc (-0.41% to N122.50), and Zenith Financial institution Plc (-0.40% to N123.50).
In a similar fashion, the NGX Insurance coverage Index slipped 1.62 issues from 1,069.94 to one,068.32 issues, hampered through downturns in Guinea Insurance coverage Plc (-7.78% to ₦0.83) and AIICO Insurance coverage Plc (-3.06% to N3.80). In different places, the NGX Major-Board Index rose modestly through 5.78 issues to ten,777.17 issues, whilst the NGX Enlargement Index added 20.48 issues to complete at 26,786.13 issues, and the NGX Sovereign Bond Index remained unchanged at 661.50 issues.