Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 8th July 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 2.27%
to close at 242,459.98 from 237,083.28 bringing YTD return to 55.81%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦3,450.20 million
to ₦155,585.73 billion from ₦152,135.53 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover
decreased to ₦22.75 billion from ₦28.02 billion.
Market breath decreased by -54.88% to 1.43x from 3.18x, as 33 stocks advanced, 23 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained
unchanged. TRANSEXPR (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while HMCALL (-9.95%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 237,083.28 | 242,459.98 | 2.27 |
| No. of Deals | 49,969.00 | 48,495.00 | -2.95 |
| Volume Traded | 493,672,920.00 | 518,434,201.00 | 5.02 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 28,022,465,292.96 | 22,752,871,729.93 | -18.80 |
