Trading activity on the nation’s bourse recorded a sharp increase in the week ended August 14, 2026, as investors exchanged 12.153 billion shares valued at N176.058 billion across 224,146 deals.
The performance represents a 126.8 per cent increase in traded volume compared with the 5.359 billion shares worth N139.053 billion exchanged in 261,869 deals in the previous week. Turnover value also increased by 26.6 per cent, while the number of deals declined by about 14.4 per cent.
The increase in activity was also reflected in other trading indicators. Market depth improved to 27.76 per cent from 21.67 per cent in the previous week, while average daily value traded rose to N35.21 billion from N27.81 billion.
The Financial Services Industry dominated market activity, accounting for 11.212 billion shares valued at N88.991 billion across 102,246 deals. The sector contributed 92.25 per cent of total equity turnover by volume and 50.55 per cent by value.
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry followed with 246.127 million shares worth N51.605 billion traded in 27,169 deals, while the Services Industry ranked third with 198.195 million shares valued at N1.995 billion across 13,747 deals.
