Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 30th September 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.28% to close at 251,211.67 from 251,913.20 bringing YTD return to 61.43%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦425.74 million to ₦163,104.77 billion from ₦163,530.51 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦53.64 billion from ₦34.29 billion.
Market breath increased by 86.01% to 0.89x from 0.48x, as 25 stocks advanced, 28 stocks declined, and 93 stocks remained unchanged. HMCALL (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while LEARNAFRCA (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 251,913.20 | 251,211.67 | -0.28 |
| No. of Deals | 47,301.00 | 44,469.00 | -5.99 |
| Volume Traded | 548,670,810.00 | 1,035,391,460.00 | 88.71 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 34,298,408,885.21 | 53,638,277,850.11 | 56.39 |
