Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 29th September 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.29% to close at 251,913.20 from 252,635.11 bringing YTD return to 61.88%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦424.31 million to ₦163,530.51 billion from ₦163,954.82 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦34.29 billion from ₦39.02 billion.
Market breath decreased by 41.00% to 0.48x from 1.43x, as 27 stocks advanced, 32 stocks declined, and 87 stocks remained unchanged. NPFMCRFBK (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while SOVRENINS (-9.92%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 252,635.11 | 251,913.20 | -0.29 |
| No. of Deals | 61,517.00 | 47,301.00 | -23.11 |
| Volume Traded | 1,014,491,587.00 | 548,670,810.00 | -45.92 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 39,015,779,295.27 | 34,298,408,885.21 | -12.09 |
