Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 4th September 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.25% to close at 246,992.44 from 246,388.22 bringing YTD return to 58.72%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦405.68 million to ₦159,558.71 billion from ₦159,153.03 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦73.41 billion from ₦29.29 billion.
Market breath increased by 39.62% to 0.94x from 0.67x, as 29 stocks advanced, 31 stocks declined, and 87 stocks remained unchanged. ROYALEX (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while REDSTAREX (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 246,388.22 | 246,992.44 | 0.25 |
| No. of Deals | 42,303.00 | 42,709.00 | 0.96 |
| Volume Traded | 434,023,734.00 | 2,242,414,998.00 | 416.66 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 29,299,961,782.83 | 73,411,300,791.16 | 150.55 |
