Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 24th March 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.85% to close at 200,705.88 from 199,014.02 bringing YTD return to 28.98%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦1,703.95 million to ₦129,453.96 billion from ₦127,750.01 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦57.57 billion from ₦53.34 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 13.97% to 1.61x from 1.87x, as 37 stocks advanced, 23 stocks declined, and 88 stocks remained unchanged. JOHNHOLT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NPFMCRFBK (-6.29%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 199,014.02 | 200,705.88 | 0.85 |
| No. of Deals | 139,458 | 81,992 | -41.21 |
| Volume Traded | 848,835,930 | 1,203,944,991 | 41.83 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 53,342,630,901.54 | 57,569,320,125.10 | 7.92 |
