The Lagos bourse nudged slightly higher, as the benchmark index up 0.05% to settle at 104,056.21 points. Renewed investors interest in FBNH (+4.32%), alongside sustained interest in ACCESSCORP (+1.52%), and DANGSUGAR (+3.81%), offsetting selloffs in MTNN (-0.40%), GTCO (-0.79%) and ZENITHBANK (-1.28%), keeping the market in the green. The year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 39.16%, while market capitalisation gained ₦27.64bn to close at ₦58.83trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 18.76%. A total of 226.31m shares valued at ₦7.41bn were exchanged in 5,823 deals. FBNH (-4.32%) led the volume chart with 28.56m units traded, while NESTLE (+0.00%) led the value chat with deals worth ₦1.00bn.
Market breadth closed negative at a 0.86-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering the advancing ones. INTENEGINS (-10.00%) topped twenty (20) others on the laggard’s table while ROYALEX (+9.72%) led seventeen (17) others on the laggard’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 104,056.21 | 0.05 | 39.16 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 58.83 | 0.05 | 43.79 |
| Volume (millions) | 226.31 | -30.78 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 7.41 | -18.76 |
Dividend Information
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| GEREGU | ₦8.00 | 28-Feb-24 | 28-Mar-24 |
| VITAFOAM | ₦1.56 | 13-Feb-24 | 7-Mar-24 |
| SEPLAT ENERGY | $0.03 (Q3 INTERIM) | 13-Nov-23 | 24-Nov-23 |
| ACCESSCORP | ₦0.30 (interim) | 6-Oct-23 | 19-Oct-23 |
| UBA | ₦0.50 (interim) | 27-Sep-23 | 6-Oct-23 |
| ZENITHBANK | ₦0.50 (interim) | 25-Sep-23 | 29-Sep-23 |
| STANBIC | N1.50 (interim) | 13-Sep-23 | 27-Sep-23 |
| GTCO | ₦0.50 (interim) | 15-Sep-23 | 25-Sep-23 |
| FIDELITYBK | N 0.25 (interim) | 15-Sep-23 | 22-Sep-23 |
| CUSTODIAN | ₦0.15 (interim) | 21-Aug-23 | 5-Sep-23 |
| SEPLAT ENERGY | 3 US CENTS (interim) | 18-Aug-23 | 30-Aug-23 |
| MTNN | ₦5.60 (interim) | 17-Aug-23 | 24-Aug-23 |
| NGXGROUP | ₦0.25 | 31-Jul-23 | 31-Aug-23 |
| BUACEMENT | ₦2.80 | 14-Aug-23 | 24-Aug-23 |
| FBNH | ₦0.50 | 9-Aug-23 | 16-Aug-23 |
| AIRTELAFRI | 3.27 | 22-Jun-23 | 26-Jul-23 |
| TOTAL | ₦21.00 | 26-Apr-23 | 2-Jun-23 |
| NESTLE | ₦36.50 | 24-Apr-23 | 18-May-23 |
| WAPCO | ₦2.00 | 11-Apr-23 | 28-Apr-23 |
| NB | ₦1.03 | 17-Mar-23 | 26-Apr-23 |
| DANGCEM | ₦20.00 | 31-Mar-23 | 24-Apr-23 |
