Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Monday, 17th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.06% to close at 242,472.70 from 242,619.20 bringing YTD return to 55.82%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦106.24 million to ₦156,517.56 billion from ₦156,623.80 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦22.93 billion from ₦45.31 billion.
Market breath decreased by 24.60% to 0.53x from 0.70x, as 19 stocks advanced, 36 stocks declined, and 92 stocks remained unchanged TRANSEXPR (9.86%) led the market with positive performance, while RTBRISCOE (-9.91%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 242,619.20 | 242,472.70 | -0.06 |
| No. of Deals | 39,134.00 | 45,494.00 | 16.25 |
| Volume Traded | 1,413,634,656.00 | 1,330,309,700.00 | -5.89 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 45,312,942,787.73 | 22,927,718,930.47 | -49.40 |
