Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 2nd March 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.39% to close at 195,514.00 from 192,826.77 bringing YTD return to 25.64%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦1,724.86 million to ₦125,487.98 billion from ₦123,763.12 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦35.08 billion from ₦34.75 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 35.90% to 1.00x from 1.56x, as 31 stocks advanced, 31 stocks declined, and 86 stocks remained unchanged. NGXGROUP (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while CUSTODIAN (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXOILGAS (4.68%), NGXINDUSTR (2.49%), NGXCNSMRGDS (0.36%) and NGXBNK (0.26%) appreciated, while NGXINS (-1.49%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 192,826.77 | 195,514.00 | 1.39 |
| No. of Deals | 63,759 | 84,259 | 32.15 |
| Volume Traded | 823,829,138 | 789,848,103 | -4.12 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 34,750,165,085.39 | 35,077,592,781.31 | 0.94 |
