Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Monday, 24th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.11% to close at 239,085.17 from 239,351.16 bringing YTD return to 53.64%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦137.12 million to ₦154,396.64 billion from ₦154,533.76 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦23.83 billion from ₦35.63 billion.
Market breath decreased by 33.82% to 0.56x from 0.85x , as 18 stocks advanced, 32 stocks declined, and 97 stocks remained unchanged REDSTAREX (9.86%) led the market with positive performance, while INTENEGINS (-9.82%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 239,351.16 | 239,085.17 | -0.11 |
| No. of Deals | 36,324.00 | 45,894.00 | 26.35 |
| Volume Traded | 416,669,096.00 | 668,716,092.00 | 60.49 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 35,631,118,298.79 | 23,826,962,608.88 | -33.13 |
