Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Monday, 27th April 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.94% to close at 223,602.29 from 225,724.33 bringing YTD return to 43.69%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,417.29 million to ₦143,917.49 billion from ₦145,334.78 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦35.89 billion from ₦44.51 billion.
Market breadth decreased by 45.45% to 0.90x from 1.65x, as 36 stocks advanced, 40 stocks declined, and 70 stocks remained unchanged. ABBEYBDS (9.26%) led the market with positive performance, while TRANSEXPR (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 225,724.33 | 223,602.29 | -0.94 |
| No. of Deals | 55,232 | 77,290 | 39.94 |
| Volume Traded | 627,616,518 | 605,230,028 | -3.57 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 44,512,903,634.23 | 35,888,732,327.72 | -19.37 |
