{
  "id": 13662913,
  "title": "Foreign investor participation in Nigerian stocks plunges to paltry 4.89% in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/foreign-investor-participation-in-nigerian-stocks-plunges-to-paltry-4",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:31:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/11/foreign-investor-participation-in-nigerian-stocks-plunges-to-paltry-4-89-in-august/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Foreign investors contributed a mere 4.89% to equity transactions on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in August 2026, marking the lowest monthly participation since the year began. This decline in foreign trading amounted to N62.03 billion, down from N132.62 billion a month prior. The report from NGX revealed a staggering 46.38% drop in total equity transactions from July, falling from N2.37 trillion to N1.27 trillion. Despite this slump, August's turnover was 39.75% higher than the N908.4 billion seen in August 2025. However, domestic investors maintained their dominant position, accounting for nearly 90% of market activity. Foreign transactions experienced a more severe decline of 53.23%, down to N62.03 billion. The majority of this decrease, 51%, occurred between March and April, highlighting a persistent imbalance in foreign purchases and sales. The peak foreign participation in March, at 16.56%, has now plummeted to the current low of 4.89%. This shift in dominance came as foreign trading surged by 107.74% month-on-month to N288.82 billion in March, indicating a potential moderation afterwards. Even as the total equity turnover expanded compared to the previous year, the slowdown in August was primarily driven by domestic institutional investors. Their trading value decreased substantially from July's level, reflecting a broader trend of local trading activity propelling the market's growth in 2026, despite foreign participation dwindling.",
  "summary": "Foreign investors accounted for just 4.89% of equity transactions on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in August 2026, the lowest monthly participation share recorded this year, as foreign trading declined to N62.03 billion. The post Foreign investor participation in Nigerian stocks plunges to paltry 4.89% in August appeared first on Nairametrics .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}