Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 23rd September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.23% to close at 251,191.02 from 250,614.66 bringing YTD return to 61.05%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦374.14million to ₦163,056.71 billion from ₦162,682.57 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦45.82 billion from ₦48.57 billion.
Market breath increased by 55.80% to 2.15x from 1.38x, as 43 stocks advanced, 20 stocks declined, and 83 stocks remained unchanged. ETERNA (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while CAVERTON (-9.09%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 250,614.66 | 251,191.02 | 0.23 |
| No. of Deals | 52,126.00 | 49,836.00 | -4.39 |
| Volume Traded | 837,263,801.00 | 1,590,537,631.00 | 89.97 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 48,568,792,446.19 | 45,817,696,767.77 | -5.66 |
