Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Thursday, 2nd April 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.01% to close at 201,681.46 from 201,703.55 bringing YTD return to 29.60%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦14.21 million to ₦129,794.81 billion from ₦129,809.02 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to
₦18.21 billion from ₦33.29 billion.
The market breadth increased by 162.35% to 1.42x from 0.54x, as 34 stocks advanced, 24 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained unchanged. UNILEVER (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while JOHNHOLT (-9.91%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 201,703.55 | 201,681.46 | 0.40 |
| No. of Deals | 52,641 | 49,182 | -12.10 |
| Volume Traded | 815,478,185.00 | 553,764,439 | -32.09 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 33,289,719,745.63 | 18,206,437,300.22 | -45.31 |
