Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 23rd February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.66% to close at 196,283.68 from 194,989.77 bringing YTD return to 26.14%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦791.15 million to ₦125,955.58 billion from ₦125,164.43 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦27.70 billion from ₦28.32 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 57.80% to 0.97x from 2.30x, as 33 stocks advanced, 34 stocks declined, and 81 stocks remained unchanged. FTGINSURE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while TIP (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINS (3.42%), NGXBNK (1.44%) and NGXINDUSTR (1.30%) appreciated, while NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.11%) and NGXOILGAS (-0.20%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 194,989.77 | 196,283.68 | 0.66 |
| No. of Deals | 63,507 | 92,099 | 45.02 |
| Volume Traded | 820,509,624 | 1,196,477,921 | 45.82 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 28,325,451,842.63 | 27,704,208,561.85 | -2.19 |
