Equities Market
Trading activities in the Nigerian equities market closed positive today, Wednesday, 4th February 2026. The NGX ASI rose by 1.28% to close at 168,030.18 from 165,901.57, bringing YTD return to 7.98%. The market capitalisation increased by ₦1,366.39 billion to ₦107.86 trillion from ₦106.49 trillion recorded at the previous trading day’s close. However, the market turnover decreased to ₦20.57 billion from ₦24.66 billion.
The market breadth increased by 97.91% to 2.04x from 1.03x, as 53 stocks advanced, 26 stocks declined, and 69 stocks remained unchanged. DAARCOMM (10.00%) led the market with positive performance, while REDSTAREX (-9.97%) led the losers’ chart.
Sectoral performance was positive as NGXBNK (2.33%), NGXOILGAS (1.52%), NGXINDUSTR (1.20%) and NGXCNSMRGDS (1.09%) appreciated, while NGXINS (-0.84%) depreciated.
Market statistics
| Today | Today | %Δ | |
| NGX ASI | 165,901.57 | 168,030.18 | 1.28 |
| No. of Deals | 46,026 | 42,095 | -8.54 |
| Volume Traded | 736,438,484 | 694,787,500 | -5.66 |
| Market Turnover (Bn) | 24,664,884,060.28 | 20,568,531,363.68 | -16.61 |
