Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Friday, 14th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.10% to close at 242,770.94 from 243,017.38 bringing YTD return to 56.01%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦613.09 million to ₦156,623.80 billion from ₦156,880.86 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦45.31 billion from ₦56.67 billion.
Market breath increased by 79.49% to 0.70x from 0.39x, as 21 stocks advanced, 30 stocks declined, and 96 stocks remained unchanged INTENEGINS (9.92%) led the market with positive performance, while FTGINSURE (-9.31%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 243,017.38 | 242,770.94 | -0.10 |
| No. of Deals | 41,454.00 | 39,134.00 | -5.60 |
| Volume Traded | 4,237,806,181.00 | 1,413,634,656.00 | -66.64 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 50,646,671,940.09 | 45,312,942,787.73 | -10.53 |
