Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 13th May 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.04% to close at 252,508.19 from 252,411.67 bringing YTD return to 62.27%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦440.14 million to ₦162,052.68 billion from ₦161,612.54 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦109.44 billion from ₦87.71 billion.
Market breath decreased by 6.86% to 1.27x from 1.36x, as 38 stocks advanced, 30 stocks declined, and 78 stocks remained unchanged. DAARCOMM (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NCR (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 252,411.67 | 252,508.19 | 0.04 |
| No. of Deals | 80,888 | 76,557 | -5.35 |
| Volume Traded | 2,027,903,184 | 1,683,094,446 | -17.00 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 87,709,121,761.16 | 109,438,591,516.63 | 24.77 |


