Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 13th March 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.76% to close at 198,407.30 from 196,908.76 bringing YTD return to 27.50%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦961.92 million to ₦127,360.59 billion from ₦126,398.67 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦35.00 billion from ₦44.74 billion.
The market breadth increased by 75.00% to 1.75x from 1.00x, as 35 stocks advanced, 20 stocks declined, and 93 stocks remained unchanged. ROYALEX (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while RTBRISCOE (-9.17%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINDUSTR (3.06%), NGXBNK (0.84%), NGXCNSMRGDS (0.51%) and NGXOILGAAS (0.08%) appreciated, while NGXINS (-0.5%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 196,908.76 | 198,407.30 | 0.76 |
| No. of Deals | 55,465 | 53,066 | -4.33 |
| Volume Traded | 549,781,128 | 591,042,398 | 7.51 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 44,735,937,878.68 | 35,003,171,836.36 | -21.76 |
