Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 2nd September 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.03% to close at 246,019.81 from 246,082.63 bringing YTD return to 58.10%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦41.00 million to ₦158,914.66 billion from ₦158,955.66 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦28.44 billion from ₦40.77 billion.
Market breath decreased by 46.07% to 1.14x from 2.11x, as 33 stocks advanced,29 stocks declined, and 85 stocks remained unchanged TRIPPLEG (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NASCON (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 246,082.63 | 246,019.81 | -0.03 |
| No. of Deals | 43,760.00 | 41,475.00 | -5.22 |
| Volume Traded | 651,322,474.00 | 426,840,311.00 | -34.47 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 40,772,902,856.42 | 28,437,809,427.15 | -30.25 |
