Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 2nd February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.01% to close at 165,384.63 from 165,370.40, bringing YTD return to 6.28%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦9.13 billion to ₦106.16 trillion from ₦106.15 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦18.41 billion from ₦14.98 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 37.82% to 0.66 from 1.06x, as 29 stocks advanced, 44 stocks declined, and 75 stocks remained unchanged. UNIVINSURE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while OMATEK (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXOILGAS (2.00%) appreciated, while NGXINDUSTR (-0.08%), NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.37%), NGXBNK (-0.64%), and NGXINS (-1.99%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 165,370.40 | 165,384.63 | 0.01 |
| No. of Deals | 41,553 | 55,374 | 33.26 |
| Volume Traded | 687,386,831 | 762,751,366 | 10.96 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 14,984,073,530.82 | 18,409,077,686.23 | 22.86 |
