Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 24th September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.38% to close at 252,149.78 from 251,191.02 bringing YTD return to 62.04%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦622.51 million to ₦163,679.22 billion from ₦163,056.71 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦50.16 billion from ₦45.82 billion.
Market breath decreased by 45.74% to 1.17x from 2.15x , as 28 stocks advanced, 24 stocks declined, and 94 stocks remained unchanged. CMFC (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NEIMETH (-7.23%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 251,191.02 | 252,149.78 | 0.38 |
| No. of Deals | 49,836.00 | 48,558.00 | -2.56 |
| Volume Traded | 1,590,537,631.00 | 978,285,588.00 | -38.49 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 45,817,696,767.77 | 50,164,801,149.70 | 9.49 |
