Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Monday, 9th February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.28% to close at 173,924.38 from 171,727.49, bringing YTD return to 11.77%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦1,410.21 billion to ₦111,644.76 trillion from ₦110.23 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦25.37 billion from ₦43.08 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 28.19% to 2.27x from 3.16x, as 59 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 63 stocks remained unchanged. MAYBAKER (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while EUNISELL (-9.98%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXINDUSTR (4.76%), NGXOILGAS (1.29%) and NGXCNSMRGDS (0.74%) appreciated, while NGXINS (-0.03%) and NGXBNK (-0.04%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 171,727.49 | 173,924.38 | 1.28 |
| No. of Deals | 51,005 | 63,933 | 25.35 |
| Volume Traded | 953,765,728 | 719,059,447 | -24.61 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 43,083,742,535.25 | 25,375,407,985.70 | -41.10 |
