Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 12th March 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.52% to close at 196,908.76 from 195,898.53 bringing YTD return to 26.54%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦648.46 million to ₦ 126,398.67 billion from ₦125,750.21 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦44.74billion from ₦26.13 billion.
The market breadth increased by 36.99% to 1.00x from 0.73x, as 30 stocks advanced, 30 stocks declined, and 88 stocks remained unchanged. FTNCOCOA (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while ETERNA (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXINDUSTR (1.88%) and NGXCNSMRGDS (0.25%) appreciated, while NGXOILGAS (-0.29%), NGXBNK (-0.45%), and NGXINS (-0.71%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 195,898.53 | 196,908.76 | 0.52 |
| No. of Deals | 58,792 | 55,465 | -5.66 |
| Volume Traded | 671,273,135 | 549,781,128 | -18.10 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 26,134,512,598.88 | 44,735,937,878.68 | 71.18 |
