Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 10th August 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.21%
to close at 248,556.30 from 245,573.60 bringing YTD return to 59.73%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦1,908.15 million
to ₦160,421.55 billion from ₦158,513.40 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover
increased to ₦27.02 billion from ₦26.65 billion.
Market breath decreased by 32.43% to 0.62x from 0.92x, as 23 stocks advanced, 37 stocks declined, and 87 stocks remained
unchanged FTGINSURE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while AVACAP (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 245,573.60 | 248,556.30 | 1.21 |
| No. of Deals | 42,580.00 | 59,185.00 | 39.00 |
| Volume Traded | 1,518,495,459.00 | 1,137,192,415.00 | -25.11 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 26,652,843,001.27 | 27,016,914,680.06 | 1.37 |
