Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 17th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 2.47% to close at 217,131.54 from 211,901.02 bringing YTD return to 39.53%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦3,390.67 million to ₦139,826.61 billion from ₦136,435.94 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦54.35 billion from ₦34.76 billion.
Market breadth decreased by 27.57% to 1.63x from 2.25x, as 44 stocks advanced, 27 stocks declined, and 75 stocks remained unchanged. NAHCO (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while MECURE (-9.96%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 211,901.02 | 217,131.54 | 2.47 |
| No. of Deals | 45,559 | 56,923 | 24.94 |
| Volume Traded | 584,961,180 | 1,258,153,111 | 115.08 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 34,758,778,569.78 | 54,353,488,685.16 | 56.37 |
