Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 7th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.16% to close at 202,023.10 from 201,698.89 bringing YTD return to 29.82%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦219.86 million to ₦130,014.67 billion from ₦129,794.81 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦40.28 billion from ₦18.21 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 54.32% to 0.65x from 1.42x, as 24 stocks advanced, 37 stocks declined, and 87 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSEXPR (9.86%) led the market with positive performance, while ELLAHLAKES (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 201,681.46 | 202,023.10 | 0.17 |
| No. of Deals | 49,182 | 78,006 | 58.61 |
| Volume Traded | 553,764,439 | 1,152,717,418 | 108.16 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 18,206,437,300.22 | 40,280,801,608.28 | 121.24 |
