Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 16th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.23% to close at 211,901.01 from 209,322.98 bringing YTD return to 36.17%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦1,663.49 million to ₦136,435.94 billion from ₦134,772.45 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, market turnover decreased to ₦34.76 billion from ₦41.88 billion.
Market breadth decreased by 118.45% to 2.25x from 1.03x, as 45 stocks advanced, 20 stocks declined, and 81 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSEXPR (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while IKEJAHOTEL (-9.73%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 209,322.98 | 211,901.01 | 1.23 |
| No. of Deals | 46,231 | 45,559 | -1.45 |
| Volume Traded | 706,392,357 | 584,961,180 | -17.19 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 41,876,488,450.62 | 34,758,778,569.78 | -17.00 |
