Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 8th September 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 1.17% to close at 244,802.11 from 247,699.78 bringing YTD return to 57.31%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦1,878.67 million to ₦158,721.67 billion from ₦160,600.37 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦27.82 billion from ₦27.25 billion.
Market breath decreased by 51.16%. to 0.06x from 0.13x, as 4 stocks advanced, 63 stocks declined, and 80 stocks remained unchanged. ELLAHLAKES (7.07%) led the market with positive performance, while AVACAP (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 247,699.78 | 244,802.11 | -1.17 |
| No. of Deals | 52,322.00 | 54,051.00 | 3.30 |
| Volume Traded | 407,850,682.00 | 753,167,363.00 | 84.67 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 27,252,281,343.37 | 27,823,049,873.54 | 2.09 |
