Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 24th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.30% to close at 225,724.33 from 222,837.68 bringing YTD return to 45.05%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦1,857.43 million to ₦145,334.78 billion from ₦143,477.35 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦44.51 billion from ₦38.12 billion.
Market breadth increased by 81.74% to 1.65x from 0.91x, as 43 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 77 stocks remained unchanged. UPDC (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while MEYER (-9.92%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 222,837.68 | 225,724.33 | 1.30 |
| No. of Deals | 53,062 | 55,232 | 4.09 |
| Volume Traded | 667,937,204 | 627,616,518 | -6.04 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 38,123,970,715.42 | 44,512,903,634.23 | 16.76 |
