Market Review for the week ended 17th April 2026.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 6.57% and 6.60% to close the week at 217,167.57 and ₦139.827 trillion respectively.
Meanwhile, a total turnover of 3.588 billion shares worth ₦195.313 billion in 254,553 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 3.361 billion shares valued at ₦151.948 billion that exchanged hands last week in 229,442 deals.
The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 2.498 billion shares valued at ₦94.005 billion traded in 111,052 deals: thus contributing 69.62% and 48.13% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. The Services Industry followed with 329.034 million shares worth ₦3.452 billion in 14,050 deals. Third place was the Oil and Gas Industry, with a turnover of 152.472million shares worth ₦42.511 billion in 19,022 deals.
Sixty-one (61) equities appreciated in price during the week, higher than twenty-five (25) equities in the previous week. Thirty-
six (36) equities depreciated in price, lower than fifty-four (54) equities in the previous week, while forty-nine (49) equities remained unchanged, lower than sixty-seven (67) recorded in the previous week.
