Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 22nd April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.61% to close at 219,586.20 from 218,256.59 bringing YTD return to 41.11%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦860.89 million to ₦141,384.30 billion from ₦140,523.41 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦36.17 billion from ₦44.86 billion.
Market breadth increased by 94.24% to 1.11x from 0.57x, as 31 stocks advanced, 28 stocks declined, and 87 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSCOHOT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NEIMETH (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 218,256.59 | 219,586.20 | 0.61 |
| No. of Deals | 61,617 | 51,694 | -16.10 |
| Volume Traded | 842,476,142 | 683,684,294 | -18.85 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 44,862,360,135.47 | 36,167,353,919.14 | -19.38 |
