Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 11th March 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.09% to close at 195,898.53 from 196,066.09 bringing YTD return to 25.89%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦107.57 million to ₦125,750.21 billion from ₦125,857.78 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦26.13 billion from ₦27.56 billion.
The market breadth increased by 20.83% to 0.73x from 0.60x, as 29 stocks advanced, 40 stocks declined, and 79 stocks remained unchanged. NGXGROUP (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while PRESCO (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXINDUSTR (1.42%) and NGXBNK (0.04%) appreciated, while NGXOILGAS (-0.06%), NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.43%), and NGXINS (-0.44%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 196,066.09 | 195,898.53 | -0.09 |
| No. of Deals | 64,829 | 58,792 | -9.31 |
| Volume Traded | 734,550,147 | 671,273,135 | -8.61 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 27,563,037,617.13 | 26,134,512,598.88 | -5.18 |
