Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Monday, 18th May 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.01% to close at 250,311.33 from 250,330.92 bringing YTD return to 60.85%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦80.81 million to ₦160,362.84 billion from ₦160,443.65 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦37.05 billion from ₦44.29 billion.
Market breath decreased by 45.44% to 0.92x from 1.68x, as 33 stocks advanced, 36 stocks declined, and 77 stocks remained unchanged. OANDO (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NCR (-9.99%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 250,330.92 | 250,311.33 | -0.01 |
| No. of Deals | 65,744 | 87,096 | 32.48 |
| Volume Traded | 1,084,111,815 | 800,463,319 | -26.16 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 44,289,275,158.36 | 37,045,157,476.45 | -16.36 |
