Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 26th May 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.55% to close at 249,738.84 from 251,125.02 bringing YTD return to 60.49%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦888.61 million to ₦160,094.22 billion from ₦160,986.99 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦27.22 billion from ₦40.91 billion.
Market breath decreased by 58.03% to 0.47x from 1.13x, as 18 stocks advanced, 38 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained unchanged. AUSTINLAZ (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while DANGSUGAR (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 251,125.02 | 249,738.84 | -0.55 |
| No. of Deals | 82,434 | 65,666 | -20.34 |
| Volume Traded | 629,424,727 | 564,066,148 | -10.38 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 40,913,277,159.01 | 27,221,969,595.62 | -33.46 |
