Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 11th February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.78% to close at 178,184.35 from 176,809.42 bringing YTD return to 14.50%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦880.34 million to ₦114,377.05 billion from ₦113,496.71 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦34.03 billion from ₦50.43 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 47.31% to 1.58x from 3.00x, as 49 stocks advanced, 31 stocks declined, and 68 stocks remained unchanged. FTGINSURE (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while HONYFLOUR (-9.70%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXBNK (1.58%), NGXINS (1.53%), NGXCNSMRGDS (1.28%) and NGXOILGAS (0.02%) appreciated, while NGXINDUSTR (-0.02%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 176,809.42 | 178,184.35 | 0.78 |
| No. of Deals | 58,965 | 61,279 | 3.92 |
| Volume Traded | 1,302,949,379 | 939,153,874 | -27.92 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 50,426,609,601.03 | 34,032,273,753.31 | -32.51 |
