The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) implements a revised pricing methodology effective Monday, August 17, 2026, introducing tiered minimum trading volume thresholds to improve price discovery. The new framework sets specific quantity requirements for stocks based on their share price: 10,000 units for stocks priced at N1,000 and above, 50,000 units for those between N500 and N999.99, and 100,000 units for stocks below N500. This shift significantly reduces the capital required to trigger price movements in premium-priced equities, potentially increasing volatility and liquidity for blue-chip stocks such as Seplat Energy, Airtel Africa, Dangote Cement, Geregu Power, and Nestlé Nigeria. Market analysts view the change as a positive step toward addressing historical liquidity constraints, though they caution that price manipulation risks persist for lower-priced counters.