Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 18th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.35% to close at 241,613.49 from 242,454.65 bringing YTD return to 55.27%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦544.48 million to ₦155,973.08 billion from ₦156,517.56 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦27.48 billion from ₦22.93 billion.
Market breath increased by 12.19% to 0.59x from 0.53x, as 22 stocks advanced, 37 stocks declined, and 88 stocks remained unchanged HMCALL (9.97%) led the market with positive performance, while REDSTAREX(-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 242,454.65 | 241,613.49 | -0.35 |
| No. of Deals | 45,494.00 | 35,683.00 | -21.57 |
| Volume Traded | 1,330,309,700.00 | 429,837,080.00 | -67.69 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 22,927,718,930.47 | 27,480,994,973.05 | 19.86 |
