Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 12th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 1.12% to close at 243,967.09 from 246,723.57 bringing YTD return to 56.78%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,761.72 million to ₦157,493.95 billion from ₦159,255.67 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦20.94 billion from ₦32.38 billion.
Market breath decreased by 3.85% to 1.00x from 1.04x, as 28 stocks advanced, 28 stocks declined, and 91 stocks remained unchanged INTENEGINS (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while BUAFOODS (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 246,723.57 | 243,967.09 | -1.12 |
| No. of Deals | 45,608.00 | 39,085.00 | -14.30 |
| Volume Traded | 3,909,293,166.00 | 1,455,210,481.00 | -62.78 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 32,380,639,892.66 | 20,935,527,184.18 | -35.35 |
