Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 16th February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 4.37% to close at 190,281.57 from 182,313.08 bringing YTD return to 22.28%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦5,114.99 million to ₦122,142.26 billion from ₦117,027.27 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦62.99 billion from ₦52.72 billion.
The market breadth increased by 31.12% to 2.11x from 1.61x, as 57 stocks advanced, 27 stocks declined, and 64 stocks remained unchanged. ARADEL (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while RTBRISCOE (-9.99%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINDUSTR (7.77%), NGXOILGAS (4.73%), NGXBNK (4.71%), NGXINS (2.45%) and NGXCNSMRGDS (1.44%) appreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 182,313.08 | 190,281.57 | 4.37 |
| No. of Deals | 50,068 | 64,237 | 28.30 |
| Volume Traded | 936,390,039 | 1,062,454,211 | 13.46 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 52,721,961,904.63 | 62,990,560,325.66 | 19.48 |
