Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 22nd July 2026. The NGX ASI eased by
0.50% to close at 245,418.37 from 246,677.60 bringing YTD return to 57.71%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦800.69
million to ₦158,318.50 billion from ₦159,119.19 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market
turnover increased to ₦118.18 billion from ₦49.28 billion.
Market breath decreased by 22.27% to 1.32x from 1.70x, as 37 stocks advanced, 28 stocks declined, and 81 stocks remained
unchanged. TRANSEXPR (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NESTLE (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 246,677.60 | 245,418.37 | -0.50 |
| No. of Deals | 50,059.00 | 47,458.00 | -5.20 |
| Volume Traded | 932,448,470.00 | 1,252,606,084.00 | 34.34 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 49,281,978,107.34 | 118,179,207,212.36 | 139.80 |
