Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 10th March 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.57% to close at 196,066.09 from 197,196.97 bringing YTD return to 26.00%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦725.95 million to ₦125,857.78 billion from ₦126,583.73 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦27.56 billion from ₦31.23 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 42.96% to 0.60x from 1.06x, as 26 stocks advanced, 43 stocks declined, and 79 stocks remained unchanged. CONOIL (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while ALEX (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXINS (0.04%) appreciated, while NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.29%), NGXOILGAS (-0.29%), NGXBNK (-0.48%) and NGXINDUSTR (-0.71%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 197,196.97 | 196,066.09 | -0.57 |
| No. of Deals | 86,488 | 64,829 | -25.04 |
| Volume Traded | 762,526,298 | 734,550,147 | -3.67 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 31,229,621,577.76 | 27,563,037,617.13 | -11.74 |
