Market Overview
Trading on the Nigerian Exchange on Friday, 23 October 2026 ended with the following outcome: The market closed lower with 24 advancers against 28 decliners, while turnover was ₦16.87bn.
146 securities were listed in the day's price list, of which 132 recorded trades across 31,844 transactions.
Top Gainers
- GUINEAINS (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦0.93, +9.41%, volume 7,997,269
- FIRSTHOLDCO (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦140.00, +6.87%, volume 7,393,299
- CORNERST (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦4.80, +4.35%, volume 1,962,570
- UPDC (CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE): ₦3.75, +4.17%, volume 995,473
- WEMABANK (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦30.00, +3.45%, volume 2,750,966
Top Losers
- LIVESTOCK (AGRICULTURE): ₦17.05, -9.79%, volume 46,252,494
- TRIPPLEG (INDUSTRIAL GOODS): ₦2.82, -8.74%, volume 297,862
- UPDCREIT (CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE): ₦17.50, -8.14%, volume 2,116,318
- HBMNG (INDUSTRIAL GOODS): ₦350.00, -7.65%, volume 459,617
- NEIMETH (HEALTHCARE): ₦7.10, -6.58%, volume 881,723
Most Active by Volume
- LIVESTOCK (AGRICULTURE): ₦17.05, -9.79%, volume 46,252,494
- LASACO (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦1.80, -3.89%, volume 23,815,674
- SOVRENINS (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦1.95, -3.47%, volume 20,043,388
- ZENITHBANK (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦121.00, -0.41%, volume 16,504,583
- JAIZBANK (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦7.75, +2.58%, volume 16,349,377
Sector Performance
Turnover for the session was 310,925,279 units valued at ₦16,869,810,504.22.
NATURAL RESOURCES led the sector table with an average change of +3.17%, while HEALTHCARE lagged at -6.58%.
This summary was generated automatically from the NGX equities price list because the AI writing service was unavailable.
Data source: Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) equities price list, trading session of 23 October 2026. This report was generated automatically and is provided for information purposes only; it is not investment advice.
