Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 3rd August 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.19%
to close at 245,748.31 from 245,283.68 bringing YTD return to 57.92%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦ 288.44 million to
₦158,614.71 billion from ₦158,326.27 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover
decreased to ₦37.85 billion from ₦46.74 billion.
Market breath decreased by 45.21% to 0.64x from 1.17x, as 25 stocks advanced, 39 stocks declined, and 83 stocks remained
unchanged CAVERTON (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while ETI (-9.95%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 245,283.68 | 245,748.31 | 0.19 |
| No. of Deals | 55,480.00 | 72,544.00 | 30.76 |
| Volume Traded | 942,974,863.00 | 923,014,051.00 | -2.12 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 46,739,436,548.96 | 37,850,343,317.74 | -19.02 |
