Nigerian Exchange Postpones Revised Pricing Rules Hours Before August 17 Take-off

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has postponed the planned rollout of its revised pricing methodology for equities trading, just a day before the new framework was scheduled to take effect on Monday, August 17, 2026.
Under the revised methodology, the minimum quantity required to trigger a published price movement will depend on the security’s prevailing price.
Stocks priced at N1,000 and above will require a minimum trade of 10,000 units, while securities priced between N500 and N999.99 will require at least 50,000 units.
For stocks priced below N500, a minimum of 100,000 units will be required before a transaction can trigger a change in the published share price.
This was confirmed ...