Nigerian Exchange (NGX) total turnover doubled to all-time high of N11.23 trillion last year as foreign investors increased stakes on equities, it was learnt yesterday.
Trading data obtained by The Nation yesterday indicated that total value of transactions at the Exchange rose by 101 per cent from N5.587 trillion in 2024 to N11.23 trillion in 2025, the highest in the history of the market.
The transactions had stood at N3.578 trillion, N2.324 trillion, N1.899 trillion and N2.168 trillion in 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively. The record market performance was driven by upsurge in activities by foreign portfolio investors, whose participation in the Nigerian market had risen to the highest level in the past four years.
The market also recorded another breakthrough as the country made net positive flow in the two-way trading by foreign investors.
Compared with the previous trend where outflows were more than inflows, inflows surpassed outflows in 2025, showing that foreign investors were becoming more comfortable with retaining their funds in Nigeria.
