Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Thursday, 7th May 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 1.23% to close at 239,734.61 from 242,729.51 bringing YTD return to 54.06%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,922.09 million to ₦153,858.83 billion from ₦155,780.92 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦72.17 billion from ₦59.43 billion.
Market breadth decreased by 33.01% to 1.40x from 2.09x, as 42 stocks advanced, 30 stocks declined, and 74 stocks remained unchanged. CAP (9.99%) led the market with positive performance, while UPL (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 242,729.51 | 239,734.61 | -1.23 |
| No. of Deals | 85,804 | 81,131 | -5.45 |
| Volume Traded | 1,414,972,650 | 1,830,094,263 | 29.34 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 59,426,187,033.37 | 72,168,471,516.60 | 21.44 |
