Market Bulls Regains Momentum as Nigerian Exchange Closes Modestly Higher

By Isaac Olufemi Ojo

The bulls regain dominance with a marginal lead at the close of business on October 20 2026, on the floor of the Nigerian stock market, with the All-Share Index finishing on a positive note, up by ▲ 0.26% to close at 245,911.13

A total volume of 348,750,644 shares, valued at N 25,877,061,119.16, was traded in 32,639 deals.

At the close of trading, total equity capitalization stood at N159,667,802,615,863.4

Below is the chart of the day’s Top gainers and losers.

Gainer.

Losers

Meanwhile, UBA led the Top traders chart, followed by FCMB and Zenith Bank.

Top Traders chart