Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Friday, 24th July 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.19%
to close at 247,357.40 from 247,832.97 bringing YTD return to 58.96%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦305.82 million to
₦159,587.98 billion from ₦159,893.80 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover
decreased to ₦32.95 billion from ₦56.30 billion.
Market breath decreased by 0.75% to 1.32x from 1.33x, as 33 stocks advanced, 25 stocks declined, and 88 stocks remained
unchanged CNIF (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while PRESCO (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 247,832.97 | 247,357.40 | -0.19 |
| No. of Deals | 46,273.00 | 55,282.00 | 19.47 |
| Volume Traded | 782,345,536.00 | 614,548,061.00 | -21.45 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 56,301,673,542.39 | 32,950,870,828.65 | -41.47 |
