Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Friday, 31st July 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.03%
to close at 245,283.68 from 245,362.26 bringing YTD return to 57.62%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦13.24 million to
₦158,326.27 billion from ₦158,339.51 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover
decreased to ₦46.74 billion from ₦230.83 billion.
Market breath increased by 200.62% to 1.17x from 0.39x, as 34 stocks advanced, 29 stocks declined, and 84 stocks remained
unchanged AVACAP (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while FTGINSURE (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 245,386.00 | 245,283.68 | -0.03 |
| No. of Deals | 48,231.00 | 55,480.00 | 15.03 |
| Volume Traded | 2,102,162,421.00 | 942,974,863.00 | -55.14 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 230,832,540,661.98 | 46,739,436,548.96 | -79.75 |
