NGX Trades Drop 50% To ₦908 Billion In August

By OBIOMA TORI

EQUITIES trading on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) slumped by 49.95% to ₦908.38 billion in August 2025, down from ₦1.815 trillion in July, according to the latest report.

Domestic investors accounted for 62% of transactions but fell sharply by 55.87% to ₦736.57 billion due to the absence of July’s large block trades. Retail activity dropped 33.46% to ₦343.67 billion, while institutional trades plunged 65.91% to ₦392.90 billion.

In contrast, foreign transactions rose 17.72% to ₦171.81 billion.

Despite the slowdown, the NGX All-Share Index gained 0.31% to close at 140,295.49 points, with market capitalization adding ₦344.6 billion to reach ₦88.8 trillion.

Analysts at Cowry Assets noted a strong rally in early August gave way to profit-taking and correction later in the month, cooling investor momentum.