Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Thursday, 19th February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.39% to close at 193,073.57 from 190,427.96 bringing YTD return to 24.07%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦1,698.22 million to ₦123,934.43 billion from ₦122,236.21 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦38.47 billion from ₦61.88 billion.
The market breadth increased by 146.91% to 2.00x from 0.81x, as 52 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 70 stocks remained unchanged. OKOMUOIL (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while NSLTECH (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXBNK (2.63%), NGXCNSMRGDS (0.54%), NGXINS (0.50%) and NGXINDUSTR (0.29%) appreciated, while NGXOILGAS (-0.11%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 190,427.96 | 193,073.57 | 1.39 |
| No. of Deals | 68,693 | 61,953 | -9.81 |
| Volume Traded | 3,668,251,767 | 898,481,215 | -75.51 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 61,883,491,164.56 | 38,476,394,834.81 | -37.82 |
