Activity on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) accelerated sharply this year, with total transactions in the first eight months of 2026 jumping 91.5 per cent to N13.25 trillion from N6.92 trillion in the same period of 2025. The surge was powered largely by domestic capital, as transactions by domestic investors rose to N11.89 trillion between January and August, representing 89.77 percent of total market transactions, while foreign investors accounted for N1.35 trillion, or 10.23 percent. Domestic transactions more than doubled from N5.46 trillion in the corresponding period of last year, while foreign transactions declined from N1.45 trillion. Institutional investors led the domestic charge, accounting for N7.36 trillion of domestic transactions between January and August, compared with N4.53 trillion from the previous year.
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