Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Monday, 23 March 2026. The NGX ASI eased by -1.07% to close at 199,014.02 from 201,156.85 bringing YTD return to 27.89%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,375.58 million to ₦127,750.01 billion from ₦129,125.59 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦53.34 billion from ₦130.05 billion.
The market breadth increased by 128% to 1.87x from 0.82x, as 43 stocks advanced, 23 stocks declined, and 82 stocks remained unchanged. PRESCO (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while CONHALLPLC (-9.64%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 201,156.85 | 199,014.02 | -1.07 |
| No. of Deals | 58,562 | 139,458 | 138.14 |
| Volume Traded | 6,061,256,239 | 848,835,930 | -86.00 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 130,059,859,405.72 | 53,342,630,901.54 | -58.99 |
