Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 11th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by
0.73% to close at 246,723.57 from 248,529.75 bringing YTD return to 58.55%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,165.88
million to ₦159,255.67 billion from ₦160,421.55 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market
turnover increased to ₦32.38 billion from ₦27.02 billion.
Market breath increased by 67.26% to 1.04x from 0.62x, as 28 stocks advanced, 27 stocks declined, and 92 stocks remained
unchanged UPDCREIT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while THOMASWY (-9.97%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 248,556.30 | 246,723.57 | -0.73 |
| No. of Deals | 59,185.00 | 45,608.00 | -22.94 |
| Volume Traded | 1,137,192,415.00 | 3,909,293,166.00 | 243.77 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 27,016,914,680.06 | 32,380,639,892.66 | 19.85 |
