Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 9th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.28% to close at 203,161.81 from 202,584.88 bringing YTD return to 30.56%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦369.74 million to ₦130,773.96 billion from ₦130,404.22 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦39.82 billion from ₦40.57 billion.
The market breadth increased by 40.25% to 0.97x from 0.69x, as 30 stocks advanced, 31 stocks declined, and 85 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSEXPR (9.94%) led the market with positive performance, while LIVINGTRUST (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 202,584.88 | 203,161.81 | 0.28 |
| No. of Deals | 52,723 | 51,101 | -3.08 |
| Volume Traded | 1,006,999,472 | 652,863,050 | -35.17 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 40,566,657,561.03 | 39,820,113,136.44 | -1.84 |
