Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 5th May 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.82% to close at 241,849.24 from 243,848.46 bringing YTD return to 55.42%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦906.04 million to ₦155,152.40 billion from ₦156,058.44 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦75.23 billion from ₦43.84 billion.
Market breadth increased by 40.42% to 1.77x from 1.26x, as 46 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 74 stocks remained unchanged. RTBRISCOE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while GUINNESS (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 243,848.46 | 241,849.24 | -0.82 |
| No. of Deals | 122,041 | 102,665 | -15.88 |
| Volume Traded | 967,467,651 | 1,268,252,598 | 31.09 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 43,844,398,662.13 | 75,225,878,641.84 | 71.57 |
