Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 23rd April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.48% to close at 222,837.68 from 219,586.20 bringing YTD return to 43.20%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦2,093.05 million to ₦143,477.35 billion from ₦141,384.30 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦38.12 billion from ₦36.17 billion.
Market breadth decreased by 17.86% to 0.91x from 1.11x, as 31 stocks advanced, 34 stocks declined, and 81 stocks remained unchanged. UNILEVER (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while MCNICHOLS (-9.93%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 219,586.20 | 222,837.68 | 1.48 |
| No. of Deals | 51,694 | 53,062 | 2.65 |
| Volume Traded | 683,684,294 | 667,937,204 | -2.30 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 36,167,353,919.14 | 38,123,970,715.42 | 5.41 |
