Market Overview
Trading on the Nigerian Exchange on Thursday, 29 October 2026 ended with the following outcome: The market closed lower with 23 advancers against 27 decliners, while turnover was ₦19.55bn.
146 securities were listed in the day's price list, of which 131 recorded trades across 32,198 transactions.
Top Gainers
- ETRANZACT (ICT): ₦17.60, +10.00%, volume 810,046
- UPDCREIT (CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE): ₦21.10, +9.95%, volume 2,750,577
- MCNICHOLS (CONSUMER GOODS): ₦5.35, +9.18%, volume 861,728
- ZICHIS (AGRICULTURE): ₦18.40, +8.24%, volume 1,547,252
- SOVRENINS (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦2.12, +7.07%, volume 3,407,291
Top Losers
- REGALINS (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦0.62, -8.82%, volume 19,816,009
- CILEASING (SERVICES): ₦5.00, -7.41%, volume 1,064,853
- FIRSTHOLDCO (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦130.00, -6.81%, volume 23,210,519
- AVACAP (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦7.15, -6.54%, volume 1,678,692
- NSLTECH (SERVICES): ₦0.68, -5.56%, volume 2,960,921
Most Active by Volume
- GTCO (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦120.80, -0.17%, volume 37,436,152
- UBA (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦42.80, -0.47%, volume 24,391,881
- FIRSTHOLDCO (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦130.00, -6.81%, volume 23,210,519
- REGALINS (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦0.62, -8.82%, volume 19,816,009
- ZENITHBANK (FINANCIAL SERVICES): ₦119.00, -0.83%, volume 12,342,391
Sector Performance
Turnover for the session was 280,720,714 units valued at ₦19,546,069,424.06.
CONSTRUCTION/REAL ESTATE led the sector table with an average change of +2.69%, while HEALTHCARE lagged at -2.86%.
This summary was generated automatically from the NGX equities price list.
Data source: Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) equities price list, trading session of 29 October 2026. This report is provided for information purposes only; it is not investment advice.
