Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Friday, 26th June 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.66% to close at 232,049.02 from 233,580.83 bringing YTD return to 49.12%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦982.96 million to ₦148,905.08 billion from ₦149,888.04 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦18.43 billion from ₦19.21 billion.
Market breath decreased by 14.30% to 0.35x from 0.41x, as 13 stocks advanced, 37 stocks declined, and 96 stocks remained unchanged. UNIVINSURE (6.32%) led the market with positive performance, while ARADEL (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 233,580.83 | 232,049.02 | -0.66 |
| No. of Deals | 45,813.00 | 44,631.00 | -2.58 |
| Volume Traded | 393,649,494.00 | 388,686,892.00 | -1.26 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 19,212,052,538.31 | 18,430,607,143.38 | -4.07 |


