Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 6th March 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.08% to close at 196,968.15 from 196,807.15 bringing YTD return to 26.58%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦119.04 million to ₦126,436.86 billion from ₦126,317.82 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦30.64 billion from ₦29.11 billion.
The market breadth increased by 26.26% to 1.06x from 0.84x, as 35 stocks advanced, 33 stocks declined, and 80 stocks remained unchanged. ETERNA (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while RTBRISCOE (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXINDUSTR (1.20%) and NGXOILGAS (0.19%) appreciated, while NGXBNK (-0.11%), NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.56%) and NGXINS (-0.61%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 196,807.15 | 196,968.15 | 0.08 |
| No. of Deals | 66,286 | 62,699 | -5.41 |
| Volume Traded | 634,012,355 | 586,163,379 | -7.55 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 29,107,534,651.25 | 30,641,645,357.52 | 5.27 |
