Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 22nd May 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.22% to close at 249,712.37 from 249,175.39 bringing YTD return to 60.47%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦344.23 million to ₦160,077.25 billion from ₦159,733.02 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦29.08 billion from ₦30.97 billion.
Market breath increased by 158.40% to 1.11x from 0.43x, as 30 stocks advanced, 27 stocks declined, and 89 stocks remained
unchanged. ALEX (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while TRANSEXPR (-9.92%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 249,175.39 | 249,712.37 | 0.22 |
| No. of Deals | 62,448 | 62,386 | -0.10 |
| Volume Traded | 1,058,721,123 | 711,862,568 | -32.76 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 30,966,294,522.87 | 29,084,008,003.67 | -6.08 |
