Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 16th March 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.55% to close at 201,474.89 from 198,407.30 bringing YTD return to 29.47%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦1,969.13 million to ₦129,329.72 billion from ₦127,360.59 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦49.17 billion from ₦35.00 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 27.62% to 1.27x from 1.75x, as 38 stocks advanced, 30 stocks declined, and 80 stocks remained unchanged. BUACEMENT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while VFDGROUP (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINDUSTR (4.52%), NGXBNK (2.20%) and NGXCNSMRGDS (0.03%) appreciated, while NGXOILGAS (-0.08%) and NGXINS (-0.43%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 198,407.30 | 201,474.89 | 1.55 |
| No. of Deals | 53,066 | 72,735 | 37.07 |
| Volume Traded | 591,042,398 | 948,211,904 | 60.43 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 35,003,171,836.36 | 49,173,488,554.57 | 40.48 |
