Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 15th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.70% to close at 209,322.98 from 205,831.38 bringing YTD return to 34.52%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦2,227.02 million to ₦134,772.45 billion from ₦132,545.43 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, market turnover increased to ₦41.88 billion from ₦32.25 billion.
Market breadth decreased by 47.33% to 1.03x from 1.95x, as 38 stocks advanced, 37 stocks declined, and 71 stocks remained unchanged. ARADEL (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while AUSTINLAZ (-9.77%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 205,913.93 | 209,322.98 | 1.66 |
| No. of Deals | 45,777 | 46,231 | 0.99 |
| Volume Traded | 569,309,034 | 706,392,357 | 24.08 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 32,249,995,703.61 | 41,876,488,450.62 | 29.85 |
