Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 21st September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.14% to close at 250,156.80 from 249,804.56 bringing YTD return to 60.76%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦228.26 million to ₦162,385.36 billion from ₦162,157.10 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦38.06 billion from ₦96.91 billion.
Market breath decreased by 4.88% to 1.56x from 1.64x, as 39 stocks advanced, 25 stocks declined, and 82 stocks remained unchanged. OMATEK (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while OKOMUOIL (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 249,804.56 | 250,156.80 | 0.14 |
| No. of Deals | 44,293.00 | 68,655.00 | 55.00 |
| Volume Traded | 526,014,525.00 | 574,192,689.00 | 9.16 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 96,907,465,981.77 | 38,062,011,020.52 | -60.72 |
