Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Tuesday, 3rd February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 0.31% to close at 165,901.57 from 165,384.63, bringing YTD return to 6.61%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦332.49 billion to ₦106.49 trillion from ₦106.16 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦24.66 billion from ₦18.41 billion.
The market breadth increased by 55.97% to 1.03 from 0.66x, as 35 stocks advanced, 34 stocks declined, and 79 stocks remained unchanged. UNIONDICON (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while CUTIX (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXBNK (1.32%) and NGXINDUSTR (0.69%) appreciated, while NGXOILGAS (-0.17%), NGXCNSMRGDS (-0.23%), and NGXINS (-1.32%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 165,384.63 | 165,901.57 | 0.31 |
| No. of Deals | 55,374 | 46,026 | -16.88 |
| Volume Traded | 762,751,366 | 736,438,484 | -3.45 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 18,409,077,686.23 | 24,664,884,060.28 | 33.98 |
