Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 16th September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.20% to close at 244,791.79 from 244,304.51 bringing YTD return to 57.31%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦315.94 million to ₦158,714.98 billion from ₦158,399.04 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦37.45 billion from ₦36.29 billion.
Market breath decreased by 0.18% to 1.308x from 1.310x, as 34 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 87 stocks remained unchanged. SOVRENINS (9.69%) led the market with positive performance, while IMG (-9.93%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 244,304.51 | 244,791.79 | 0.20 |
| No. of Deals | 71,635.00 | 63,271.00 | -11.68 |
| Volume Traded | 505,117,434.00 | 662,425,867.00 | 31.14 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 36,287,049,196.02 | 37,448,242,861.99 | 3.20 |
