In today’s trading session, the local bourse extended losses as the benchmark index gave up 21bps to close at 98,081.38 points. Profit taking in ARADEL (-10.00%), GTCO (-3.85%) and OANDO (-5.82%) offset gains in TRANSPOWER (+9.68%), ZENITHBANK (+0.13%), and TRANSCOHOT (+7.78%) putting the index on track for another weekly gain. Accordingly, the ASI year-to-date return slipped to 31.17%, while the market capitalisation shed ₦127.34bn to close at ₦59.43 trillion.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down 28.74%. A total of 239.31m shares valued at ₦6.41 billion were exchanged in 7,318 deals. STERLINGNG (+0.00%) led the volume chart with 42.79m units traded, while ARADEL (-10.00%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.04bn.
Market breadth closed positive at a 1.87-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering the declining ones. GOLDBREW (+10.00%) topped twenty-seven (27) others on the leader’s table while ARADEL (-10.00%) led fourteen (14) others on the laggard’s log.
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Find below key highlights of market activities. |
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Indicators |
Current |
Change (%) |
YTD |
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All-Share Index |
98,081.38 |
-0.21 |
31.17 |
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Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) |
59.43 |
-0.21 |
45.25 |
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Volume (millions) |
239.31 |
-7.08 |
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Value (₦ ‘billion) |
6.41 |
-28.74 |
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Dividend Information for 2024 |
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Company |
Dividend (Bonus) |
Closure Date |
Payment Date |
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BUAFOODS |
₦5.50 |
20-Aug-24 |
26-Sep-24 |
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BUACEMENT |
₦2.00 |
12-Aug-24 |
29-Aug-24 |
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FBNH |
₦0.40 |
15-Aug-24 |
23-Aug-24 |
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AIRTELAFRI |
$0.037 |
24-Jun-24 |
26-Jul-24 |
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BETAGLAS |
₦1.4 |
25-Jun-24 |
6-Jul-24 |
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FIDSON |
₦0.6 |
19-Jun-24 |
6-Jul-24 |
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TOTAL |
₦25.00 |
24-Apr-24 |
24-Jun-24 |
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UACN |
₦0.22 |
7-Jun-24 |
21-Jun-24 |
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JBERGER |
₦3 |
3-Jun-24 |
21-Jun-24 |
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TRANSEXPR |
₦0.02 |
12-Jun-24 |
20-Jun-24 |
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SEPLAT ENERGY |
$0.03 ( Q1 INTERIM) |
3-Jun-24 |
14-Jun-24 |
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MAYBAKER |
₦0.3 |
22-May-24 |
6-Jun-24 |
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PRESCO |
₦24.30 |
15-May-24 |
30-May-24 |
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SEPLAT ENERGY |
$0.03 |
29-Apr-24 |
29-May-24 |
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TRANSCORP |
₦0.10 |
26-Apr-24 |
28-May-24 |
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WEMA |
₦0.5 |
10-May-24 |
28-May-24 |
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MEYER |
₦0.3 |
29-Apr-24 |
27-May-24 |
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UBA |
₦2.30 |
13-May-24 |
24-May-24 |
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NAHCO |
₦2.56 |
13-May-24 |
24-May-24 |
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TRANSPOWER |
₦3.13 |
22-Apr-24 |
22-May-24 |
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STANBIC |
₦2.20 |
22-Apr-24 |
17-May-24 |
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FIDELITYBK |
₦0.60 |
29-Apr-24 |
16-May-24 |
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UNILEVER |
₦0.75 |
29-Apr-24 |
10-May-24 |
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GTCO |
₦2.70 |
29-Apr-24 |
9-May-24 |
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ZENITHBANK |
₦3.50 |
26-Apr-24 |
8-May-24 |
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DANGCEM |
₦30.00 |
16-Apr-24 |
29-Apr-24 |
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UCAP |
₦1.80 |
10-Apr-24 |
23-Apr-24 |
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ACCESSCORP |
₦1.80 |
11-Apr-24 |
19-Apr-24 |
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TRANSCOHOT |
₦0.20 |
16-Apr-24 |
30-Apr-24 |
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LAFAERGE |
₦1.90 |
2-Apr-24 |
16-Apr-24 |
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NGXGROUP |
₦0.75 |
27-Mar-24 |
29-Apr-24 |
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GEREGU |
₦8.00 |
28-Feb-24 |
28-Mar-24 |
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VITAFOAM |
1.56 |
13-Feb-24 |
7-Mar-24 |
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