Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 26th March 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.02% to close at 200,957.89 from 200,925.75 bringing YTD return to 29.14%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦20.63 million to ₦128,997.86 billion from ₦128,977.23 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦33.14 billion from ₦25.39 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 16.67% to 0.83x from 1.00x, as 30 stocks advanced, 36 stocks declined, and 82 stocks remained unchanged. PREMPAINTS (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while UPL (-9.17%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 200,925.75 | 200,957.89 | 0.02 |
| No. of Deals | 45,641 | 42,222 | -7.49 |
| Volume Traded | 537,992,152 | 678,128,718 | 26.05 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 25,385,057,488.18 | 33,138,517,144.01 | 30.54 |
