Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 28th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 2.24% to close at 228,602.00 from 223,602.29 bringing YTD return to 46.90%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦3,360.27 million to ₦147,277.76 billion from ₦143,917.49 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦68.24 billion from ₦35.89 billion. Market breadth increased by 8.33% to 0.98x from 0.90x, as 39 stocks advanced, 40 stocks declined, and 67 stocks remained unchanged. IMG (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while UBA (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 223,602.29 | 228,602 | 2.24 |
| No. of Deals | 77,290 | 72,886 | -5.70 |
| Volume Traded | 605,230,028 | 907,962,492 | 50.02 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 35,888,732,327.72 | 68,238,504,474.47 | 90.14 |
