The Nigerian equities market sustained a strong bullish run for the week ending Friday, 24 July 2026, as heavy institutional buying across core sectors pushed the overall market valuation above the historical N159tn threshold, JIDE AJIA reports
The Nigerian equities market closed the week ending Friday bullish, driving total market capitalisation past the N159tn mark as investor appetite surged across key trading segments.
Driven by aggressive buying in tier-one banking stocks, the market capitalisation of listed equities expanded by N2.53tn, a 1.61 per cent weekly gain, to close at N159.588tn, up from N157.058tn in the previous week.
Concurrently, the benchmark NGX All-Share Index advanced 1.60 per cent to settle at 247,357.40 points.
Market liquidity soars
Trading activity reflected a notable liquidity injection across the bourse, with total market turnover climbing substantially compared to previous levels.
Equity investors traded a total of 4.433bn shares valued at N306.143bn across 255,589 deals, representing
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