Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 18th September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.42% to close at 249,804.56 from 246,315.38 bringing YTD return to 60.53%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦2,264.93 million to ₦162,157.10 billion from ₦159,892.17 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦96.91 billion from ₦46.02 billion.
Market breath increased by 10.57% to 1.64x from 1.48x, as 36 stocks advanced, 22 stocks declined, and 89 stocks remained unchanged. CILEASING (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while TRANSPOWER (-9.96%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 246,315.38 | 249,804.56 | 1.42 |
| No. of Deals | 54,102.00 | 44,293.00 | -18.13 |
| Volume Traded | 1,111,517,267.00 | 526,014,525.00 | -52.68 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 46,018,400,279.86 | 96,907,465,981.77 | 110.58 |
