Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Friday, 13th February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 2.06% to close at 182,313.08 from 178,184.35 bringing YTD return to 17.16%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦2,366.98 million to ₦ 117,027.27 billion from ₦114,660.29 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦52.72 billion from ₦28.44 billion.
The market breadth increased by 22.60% to 1.61x from 1.31x, as 53 stocks advanced, 33 stocks declined, and 62 stocks remained unchanged. NESTLE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while SKYAVN (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXBNK (2.49%), NGXOILGAS (2.05%), NGXCNSMRGDS (0.78%), NGXINS (0.64%) and NGXINDUSTR (0.64%) appreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 178,625.63 | 182,313.08 | 2.06 |
| No. of Deals | 50,886 | 50,068 | -1.61 |
| Volume Traded | 698,342,149 | 936,390,039 | 34.09 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 28,438,131,595.23 | 52,721,961,904.63 | 85.39 |
