Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Friday, 27th February 2026. The NGX ASI eased further by 0.38% to close at 192,826.77 from 193,567.81 bringing YTD return to 23.91%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦475.62 million to ₦123,763.12 billion from ₦124,238.74 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover increased to ₦34.75 billion from ₦31.48 billion.
The market breadth increased by 97.47% to 1.56x from 0.79x, as 39 stocks advanced, 25 stocks declined, and 84 stocks remained unchanged. SOVRENINS (9.95%) led the market with positive performance, while MECURE (-9.97%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINS (1.52%), NGXBNK (0.79%) and NGXCNSMRGDS (0.28%) appreciated, while NGXOILGAS (-0.26%) and NGXINDUSTR (-2.44%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 193,567.81 | 192,826.77 | -0.38 |
| No. of Deals | 69,310 | 63,759 | -8.01 |
| Volume Traded | 868,535,741 | 823,829,138 | -5.15 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 31,484,845,573.49 | 34,750,165,085.39 | 10.37 |
