Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 3rd June 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 1.44% to close at 243,137.00 from 246,686.66 bringing YTD return to 56.24%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦2,279.49 million to ₦155,939.73 billion from ₦158,219.22 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦42.27 billion from ₦29.31 billion.
Market breath decreased by 7.86% to 0.34x from 0.37x, as 15 stocks advanced, 44 stocks declined, and 87 stocks remained unchanged. ABBEYBDS (9.93%) led the market with positive performance, while WAPCO (-9.97%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 246,686.66 | 243,137.00 | -1.44 |
| No. of Deals | 71,683 | 69,332 | -3.28 |
| Volume Traded | 718,774,354 | 922,968,493 | 28.41 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 29,306,152,370.57 | 42,274,108,399.18 | 44.25 |
