Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 1st April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.21% to close at 201,703.55 from 201,287.78 bringing YTD return to 29.62%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦599.41 million to ₦129,809.02 billion from ₦129,209.61 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦33.29 billion from ₦27.03 billion.
The market breadth increased by 34.15% to 0.54x from 0.40x, as 22 stocks advanced, 41 stocks declined, and 85 stocks remained unchanged. UPDCREIT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while OMATEK (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 201,287.78 | 201,703.55 | 0.21 |
| No. of Deals | 53,016 | 52,641 | -0.71 |
| Volume Traded | 855,414,625.00 | 815,478,185.00 | -4.67 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 27,032,288,832.61 | 33,289,719,745.63 | 23.15 |
