Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 9th July 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.62% to close at 243,958.73 from 242,459.98 bringing YTD return to 56.77%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦961.75 million to ₦156,547.48 billion from ₦155,585.73 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦111.98 billion from ₦22.75 billion.
Market breath decreased by -15.50% to 1.21x from 1.43x, as 29 stocks advanced, 24 stocks declined, and 93 stocks remained unchanged. TRANSEXPR (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while HMCALL (-9.95%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 242,459.98 | 243,958.73 | 0.62 |
| No. of Deals | 48,495 | 44,780 | -7.66 |
| Volume Traded | 518,434,201 | 1,656,122,933 | 219.45 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 22,752,871,729.93 | 111,976,750,003.11 | 392.14 |
