Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Thursday, 13th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by
0.23% to close at 243,416.59 from 243,967.09 bringing YTD return to 56.43%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦613.09
million to ₦156,880.86 billion from ₦157,493.95 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market
turnover increased to ₦56.67 billion from ₦20.94 billion.
Market breath decreased by 60.98% to 0.39x from 1.00x, as 16 stocks advanced, 41 stocks declined, and 90 stocks remained
unchanged INTENEGINS (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while UNILEVER (-9.97%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 243,967.09 | 243,416.59 | -0.23 |
| No. of Deals | 39,085.00 | 41,454.00 | 6.06 |
| Volume Traded | 1,455,210,481.00 | 4,237,806,181.00 | 191.22 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 20,935,527,184.18 | 50,646,671,940.09 | 141.92 |
