Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 3rd September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.15% to close at 246,388.22 from 246,019.17 bringing YTD return to 58.33%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦238.37 million to ₦159,153.03 billion from ₦158,914.66 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦29.29 billion from ₦28.44 billion.
Market breath decreased by 41.52% to 0.67x from 1.14x, as 22 stocks advanced, 33 stocks declined, and 92 stocks remained unchanged SEPLAT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while RTBRISCOE (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 246,019.17 | 246,388.22 | 0.15 |
| No. of Deals | 41,475.00 | 42,303.00 | 2.00 |
| Volume Traded | 426,840,311.00 | 434,023,734.00 | 1.68 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 28,437,809,427.15 | 29,299,961,782.83 | 3.03 |
