Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 22nd September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.18% to close at 250,614.66 from 250,156.80 bringing YTD return to 61.05%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦297.21 million to ₦162,682.57 billion from ₦162,385.36 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦48.57 billion from ₦38.06 billion.
Market breath decreased by 11.24% to 1.38x from 1.56x, as 36 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 84 stocks remained unchanged. SOVRENINS (9.95%) led the market with positive performance, while MULTIVERSE (-9.86%) led the losers’ chart.
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Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 250,156.80 | 250,614.66 | 0.18 |
| No. of Deals | 68,655.00 | 52,126.00 | -24.08 |
| Volume Traded | 574,192,689.00 | 837,263,801.00 | 45.82 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 38,062,011,020.52 | 48,568,792,446.19 | 27.60 |
