Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 7th August 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.15% to
close at 245,573.60 from 245,209.34 bringing YTD return to 57.81%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦235.12 million to
₦158,513.40 billion from ₦158,278.28 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover
decreased to ₦26.65 billion from ₦20.46 billion.
Market breath increased by 33.62% to 0.92x from 0.68x, as 22 stocks advanced, 24 stocks declined, and 101 stocks remained
unchanged UPDC (9.23%) led the market with positive performance, while REDSTAREX (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 245,209.34 | 245,573.60 | 0.15 |
| No. of Deals | 44,826.00 | 42,580.00 | -5.01 |
| Volume Traded | 531,772,421.00 | 1,518,495,459.00 | 185.55 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 20,460,327,975.02 | 26,652,843,001.27 | 30.27 |
