Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 8th April 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.28% to close at 202,584.88 from 202,023.10 bringing YTD return to 30.19%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦389.55 million to ₦130,404.22 billion from ₦130,014.67 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦40.57 billion from ₦40.28 billion.
The market breadth increased by 5.77% to 0.69x from 0.65x, as 22 stocks advanced, 32 stocks declined, and 94 stocks remained unchanged. UNIVINSURE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while UPDCREIT (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 202,023.10 | 202,584.88 | 0.28 |
| No. of Deals | 78,006 | 52,723 | -32.41 |
| Volume Traded | 1,152,717,418 | 1,006,999,472 | -12.64 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 40,280,801,608.28 | 40,566,657,561.03 | 0.71 |
