Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 28th September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.21% to close at 252,635.11 from 252,113.41 bringing YTD return to 62.35%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦299.37 million to ₦163,954.82 billion from ₦163,655.45 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦39.02 billion from ₦58.35 billion.
Market breath increased by 1.76% to 1.43x from 1.41x, as 33 stocks advanced, 23 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained unchanged. UPL (9.89%) led the market with positive performance, while FTGINSURE (-9.50%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 252,113.41 | 252,635.11 | 0.21 |
| No. of Deals | 42,496.00 | 61,517.00 | 44.76 |
| Volume Traded | 708,852,656.00 | 1,014,491,587.00 | 43.12 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 58,348,292,875.77 | 39,015,779,295.27 | -33.13 |


