Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Tuesday, 17th February 2026. The NGX ASI eased by 0.50% to close at 189,321.24 from 190,281.57 bringing YTD return to 21.66%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦589.69 million to ₦121,552.57 billion from ₦122,142.26 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover decreased to ₦60.19 billion from ₦62.99 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 47.87% to 1.10x from 2.11x, as 44 stocks advanced, 40 stocks declined, and 64 stocks remained unchanged. ABCTRANS (9.94%) led the market with positive performance, while ZENITHBANK (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXCNSMRGDS (2.54%) appreciated, while NGXOILGAS (-0.06%), NGXINDUSTR (-0.50%), NGXINS (-0.57%) and NGXBNK (-3.69%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 190,281.57 | 189,321.24 | -0.50 |
| No. of Deals | 64,237 | 86,607 | 34.82 |
| Volume Traded | 1,062,454,211 | 1,199,845,750 | 12.93 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 62,990,560,325.66 | 60,193,371,937.46 | -4.44 |
