Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 17th September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.62% to close at 246,315.38 from 244,791.79 bringing YTD return to 58.29%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦1,177.19 million to ₦159,892.17 billion from ₦158,714.98 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦46.02 billion from ₦37.45 billion.
Market breath increased by 12.84% to 1.31x from 1.48x, as 34 stocks advanced, 23 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained unchanged. UPDCREIT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while TRANSPOWER (-9.97%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 244,791.79 | 246,315.38 | 0.62 |
| No. of Deals | 63,271.00 | 54,102.00 | 14.49 |
| Volume Traded | 662,425,867.00 | 1,111,517,267.00 | 67.79 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 37,448,242,861.99 | 46,018,400,279.86 | 22.89 |
