Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed negative today, Wednesday, 25th February 2026. The NGX ASI eased further by 0.06% to close at 194,370.20 from 194,484.52 bringing YTD return to 24.91%. The market capitalisation decreased by ₦73.45 million to ₦ 124,753.74 billion from ₦124,827.19 billion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. Also, the market turnover increased to ₦46.19 billion from ₦53.35 billion.
The market breadth decreased by 40.09% to 0.41x from 0.68x, as 22 stocks advanced, 54 stocks declined, and 72 stocks remained unchanged. JAIZBANK (9.95%) led the market with positive performance, while RTBRISCOE (-10.00%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was negative as NGXCNSMRGDS (1.19%) appreciated, while NGXINDUSTR (-0.22%), NGXOILGAS (-0.24%), NGXBNK (-2.07%) and NGXINS (-3.79%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Previous | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 194,484.52 | 194,370.20 | -0.06 |
| No. of Deals | 72,218 | 70,222 | -2.76 |
| Volume Traded | 1,137,404,484 | 1,375,815,959 | 20.96 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 53,353,427,342.69 | 46,197,799,398.45 | -13.41 |
