Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 5th August 2026. The NGX ASI rose by
0.04% to close at 244,912.24 from 244,802.83 bringing YTD return to 57.39%. Market capitalisation increased by ₦70.62
million to ₦158,086.50 billion from ₦158,015.88 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market
turnover decreased to ₦25.47 billion from ₦28.63 billion.
Market breath increased by 108.99x to 0.69x from 0.33x, as 20 stocks advanced, 29 stocks declined, and 98 stocks remained
unchanged LINKASSURE (9.94%) led the market with positive performance, while HONYFLOUR (-9.94%) led the losers’ chart.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 244,802.83 | 244,912.24 | 0.04 |
| No. of Deals | 53,853.00 | 48,114.00 | -10.66 |
| Volume Traded | 1,560,943,824.00 | 824,062,528.00 | -47.21 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 28,626,248,903.29 | 25,473,269,959.68 | -11.01 |
