Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 21st August 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.07% to close at 240,196.64 from 240,037.80 bringing YTD return to 54.36%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦443.31 million to ₦154,533.76 billion from ₦154,977.07 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦35.63 billion from ₦33.99 billion.
Market breath increased by 76.28% to 0.85x from 0.48x , as 22 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 99 stocks remained unchanged RTBRISCOE (9.63%) led the market with positive performance, while INTENEGINS (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.3
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 240,037.80 | 240,196.64 | 0.07 |
| No. of Deals | 34,725.00 | 36,324.00 | 4.60 |
| Volume Traded | 2,872,006,798.00 | 416,669,096.00 | -85.49 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 33,994,691,516.28 | 35,631,118,298.79 | 4.81 |
