Market Review for the week ended 22nd May 2026.

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.25% and 0.23% to close the week at 249,712.37 and ₦160.077 trillion respectively.

Meanwhile, a total turnover of 3.875 billion shares worth ₦161.757 billion in 334,745 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 7.772 billion shares valued at ₦374.040 billion that exchanged hands last week in 402,945 deals.

The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 2.410 billion shares valued at ₦69.712 billion traded in 126,919 deals: thus contributing 62.19% and 43.10% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. The Services Industry followed with 409.306 million shares worth ₦5.409 billion in 25,908 deals. Third place was the Oil & Gas Industry, with a turnover of 294.859 million shares worth ₦31.496 billion in 26,738 deals.

Thirty-eight (38) equities appreciated in price during the week, lower than seventy-four (74) equities in the previous week. Fifty-five (55) equities depreciated in price, higher than twenty-four (24) equities in the previous week, while fitty-three (53) equities remained unchanged, higher than forty-eight (48) recorded in the previous
week.