Market Review for the week ended 20th February 2026

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 6.95% to close the week at 194,989.77 and ₦125.164 trillion respectively.

A total turnover of 7.662 billion shares worth ₦252.566 billion in 345,118 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 4.652 billion shares valued at ₦193.326 billion that exchanged hands last week in 286,751 deals.

The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 5.625 billion shares valued at ₦113.599 billion traded in 129,729 deals: thus contributing 73.41% and 44.98% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. The Services Industry followed with 493.131 million shares worth ₦5.866 billion in 30,396 deals. Third place was the Oil and Gas Industry, with a turnover of 425.657 million shares worth ₦35.742 billion in 23,136 deals.

Seventy-one (71) equities appreciated in price during the week, lower than seventy-nine (79) equities in the previous week. Forty-one (41) equities depreciated in price, higher than twenty-seven (27) equities in the previous week, while thirty-six (36) equities remained unchanged, lower than forty-two (42) recorded in the previous week.