Equities Market

Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 12th February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.25% to close at 178,184.35 from 178,184.35 bringing YTD return to 14.79%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦283.24 million to ₦114,660.29 billion from ₦114,377.05 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦28.44 billion from ₦34.03 billion.

The market breadth decreased by 16.82% to 1.31x from 1.58x, as 46 stocks advanced, 35 stocks declined, and 67 stocks remained unchanged. SEPLAT (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NAHCO (-9.98%) led the losers’ chart.

Sectoral performance was negative as NGXOILGAS (4.64%) appreciated, while NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.04%), NGXBNK (-0.13%), NGXINDUSTR (-1.09%) and NGXINS (-1.47%) depreciated.

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