Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 4th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.38% to close at 244,802.83 from 245,748.31 bringing YTD return to 57.32%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦598.83 million to ₦158,015.88 billion from ₦158,614.71 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also the market turnover decreased to ₦28.63 billion from ₦37.85 billion.
Market breath decreased by 49.22% to 0.33x from 0.64x, as 13 stocks advanced, 40 stocks declined, and 94 stocks remained unchanged AVACAP (9.94%) led the market with positive performance, while MULTIVERSE (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 245,748.31 | 244,802.83 | -0.38 |
| No. of Deals | 72,544.00 | 53,853.00 | -25.77 |
| Volume Traded | 923,014,051.00 | 1,560,943,824.00 | 69.11 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 37,850,343,317.74 | 28,626,248,903.29 | -24.37 |
