The Nigerian Change (NGX) closed in optimistic territory on 12 February 2026, gaining 441.3 factors to settle at 178,625.6.
This displays a 0.25% improve from the earlier session’s shut of 178,184.3, supported by robust shopping for curiosity, with Seplat hitting the day by day 10% value restrict.
Buying and selling exercise moderated throughout the session, with complete quantity declining to 698.3 million shares from 939 million shares recorded within the earlier buying and selling day.
Market capitalisation edged larger to N114.6 trillion, with a complete of fifty,886 offers recorded. When it comes to worth traded, GTCO and Zenith Bank led the exercise chart for the day.
What the info is saying
Market momentum stays agency because the ASI’s acquire lifted year-to-date returns to 14.79% from 14.50%, reflecting sustained investor confidence with the index now approaching the 179,000 psychological degree.
On the efficiency desk, good points had been pushed by robust shopping for curiosity in choose shares.
- Seplat, RT Briscoe, and Deap Capital every superior by the utmost day by day restrict of 10%.
On the flip facet, profit-taking stress weighed on Nigerian Aviation Dealing with Firm and Abbey Mortgage Bank, which declined by 9.98% and 9.68%, respectively.
Buying and selling exercise was concentrated in banking and mid-cap names.
- Entry Holdings led by quantity with 52.05 million shares, adopted by Zenith Bank (42.5 million) and Tantalizer (42.1 million).
- GTCO (40.7 million) and Deap Capital (34.4 million) additionally recorded heavy turnover, reflecting energetic investor positioning.
By worth, institutional curiosity appeared strongest in GTCO with N4.3 billion in transactions, adopted by Zenith Bank (N3.3 billion), MTNN (N2.00 billion), Seplat (N1.86 billion), and Aradel (N1.83 billion).
Prime 5 Gainers
- Seplat — up 10.00% to N8,107.00
- RT Briscoe — up 10.00% to N15.84
- DeapCap — up 10.00% to N8.69
- Zichis — up 9.97% to N9.82
- DAAR Communications — up 9.96% to N2.76
Prime 5 Losers
- Nigerian Aviation Dealing with Firm — down 9.98% to N148.45
- Abbey Mortgage Bank — down 9.68% to N11.20
- Eterna — down 9.50% to N30.00
- Might & Baker — down 9.19% to N40.50
- Ecobank — down 8.72% to N45.00
SWOOTs and FUGAZ Efficiency
Amongst SWOOTs (shares valued above N1 trillion), efficiency was combined.
- Seplat gained 10%, whereas MTN superior 0.46%.
On the draw back, Dangote Cement declined 1.84%, Lafarge shed 1.61%, and Nigerian Breweries fell 1.16%.
Within the FUGAZ banking section, good points had been modest.
- UBA rose 1.06%, GTCO added 0.94%, Entry Holdings climbed 0.63%, and Zenith Bank edged up 0.19%, whereas First HoldCo closed flat.
What to know
This marks the ninth consecutive session of good points for the All-Share Index, following a interval of comparatively stagnant value motion.
The index is now eyeing the 179,000 threshold, with market capitalisation approaching N115 trillion.
Though the market seems technically overbought, bullish momentum in large-cap shares continues to drive the rally.
Stronger good points in heavyweight counters, significantly throughout the banking sector, may push the index towards the 180,000 mark.
Market outlook
Bullish sentiment within the Nigerian equities market stays agency regardless of decrease buying and selling quantity, as traders proceed to rotate into large-cap names akin to Seplat.
Sustained power in each large- and mid-cap shares might present the help wanted for a transfer towards 180,000 factors.
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