Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 19th August 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.36% to close at 240,750.47 from 241,611.23 bringing YTD return to 54.71%. Market capitalisation decreased by ₦555.68 million to ₦155,417.40 billion from ₦155,973.08 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦37.82 billion from ₦27.48 billion.
Market breath increased by 69.49% to 1.00x from 0.53x, as 27 stocks advanced, 27 stocks declined, and 93 stocks remained unchanged HMCALL (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while INTENEGINS (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 241,611.23 | 240,750.47 | -0.36 |
| No. of Deals | 35,683.00 | 34,546.00 | -3.19 |
| Volume Traded | 429,837,080.00 | 1,193,446,907.00 | 177.65 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 27,480,994,973.05 | 37,818,250,453.80 | 37.62 |
