Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 18th March 2026. The NGX ASI eased by -0.69% to close at 201,156.85 from 202,559.41 bringing YTD return to 29.27%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦900.34 million to ₦129,125.59 billion from ₦130,025.93 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦130.05 billion from ₦88.09 billion.
The market breadth decreased by -29.06 to 0.82x from 1.27x, as 31 stocks advanced, 38 stocks declined, and 79 stocks remained unchanged. NSLTECH (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while REDSTAREX (-9.98%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 202,559.41 | 201,156.85 | -0.69 |
| No. of Deals | 62,654 | 58,562 | -6.53 |
| Volume Traded | 1,751,825,910 | 6,061,256,239 | 246.00 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 88,095,068,630.82 | 130,059,859,405.72 | 47.64 |
