Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 1st September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.77% to close at 246,082.63 from 244,199.50 bringing YTD return to 58.14%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦1,216.46 million to ₦158,955.66 billion from ₦157,739.20 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦40.77 billion from ₦38.70 billion.
Market breath decreased by 21.74% to 2.11x from 2.69x, as 40 stocks advanced, 19 stocks declined, and 88 stocks remained unchanged MCNICHOLS (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while TRIPPLEG (-9.72%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 244,199.50 | 246,082.63 | 0.77 |
| No. of Deals | 53,471.00 | 43,760.00 | -18.16 |
| Volume Traded | 606,193,524.00 | 651,322,474.00 | 7.44 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 38,703,919,865.99 | 40,772,902,856.42 | 5.35 |
