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GET
/
v1
/
market
/
top-trades
Most traded NGX stocks
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.ngnmarket.com/v1/market/top-trades \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{ "success": true, "data": { "date": "2026-04-17", "data": [ { "rank": 1, "symbol": "DANGCEM", "companyName": "Dangote Cement", "sector": "Industrial Goods", "volume": 12847291, "valueTraded": 1821093847, "price": 302.5, "priceChangePercent": 1.34, "trades": 2041 }, { "rank": 2, "symbol": "GTCO", "companyName": "Guaranty Trust Holding Co.", "sector": "Banking", "volume": 9183047, "valueTraded": 487291034, "price": 53.05, "priceChangePercent": -0.47, "trades": 1802 } ] }, "meta": { "plan": "starter", "calls_used": 102, "calls_remaining": 99898, "reset_at": "2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z" } }
This endpoint returns a ranked list of the most actively traded NGX securities from the most recent trading session, ordered by naira value traded. Each entry includes the stock symbol, company name, sector, share volume, naira value, closing price, and price change percentage. Use this endpoint to surface the day’s most liquid names or to power a market-activity widget in your application.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Pass your API key as a Bearer token: Authorization: Bearer ngm_live_YOUR_KEY. Generate keys at ngnmarket.com/dashboard/developer.

Query Parameters

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limit
integer
default:10

Number of stocks to return. Maximum is 50.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 50

Response

Top trades retrieved successfully.

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success
boolean
required
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meta
object

Quota and plan metadata included on every authenticated response.

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data
object