Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Thursday, 14th May 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.10% to close at 252,243.11 from 252,508.19 bringing YTD return to 62.10%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦383.46 million to ₦161,669.22 billion from ₦162,052.68 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦41.64 billion from ₦109.44 billion.
Market breath increased by 4.05% to 1.32x from 1.27x, as 37 stocks advanced, 28 stocks declined, and 81 stocks remained
unchanged. LEARNAFRCA (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while ZICHIS (-9.99%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 252,508.19 | 252,243.11 | -0.10 |
| No. of Deals | 76,557 | 74,822 | -2.27 |
| Volume Traded | 1,683,094,446 | 1,039,594,411 | -38.23 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 109,438,591,516.63 | 41,641,155,803.74 | -61.95 |
