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NGX All-Share Index closes positive, up 0.47%

by Business News Report

The Nigerian equities staged a rebound, recouping the prior session losses as the benchmark index closed 0.47% stronger to settle at 100,503.21 points, the highest point since 15 April. Gains in telco heavyweight AIRTELAFRI (+4.76%) and  ACCESSCORP (+0.26%) pushed the broader index into the positive terrain, offsetting losses in GTCO (-0.44%), ZENITHBANK (-7.00%) and FBNH (-4.00%).  As a result, the market is on track for a weekly gain. The year-to-date return rose to 39.08%, while the market capitalisation gained ₦262.82bn to close at ₦56.91trn. 

Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 17.30%. A total of 392.80m shares valued at ₦8.33bn were exchanged in 9,013 deals. GTCO led the volume chart with 39.75m units traded while  AIRTELAFRI (+4.76%)  led the value chart with deals worth ₦2.25bn.

 Market breadth closed negative at a 0.82-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering the advancing ones. LINKASSURE (-10.00%) topped twenty-seven (27) others on the laggard’s table while UCAP (+9.92%) led twenty-two (22) others on the leader’s log.

Dividend Information for 2024

IndicatorsCurrentChange (%)YTD
All-Share Index100,503.210.4734.41
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion)56.910.4639.08
Volume (millions)392.80-64.27
Value (₦ ‘billion)8.33-17.30

Find below key highlights of market activities

CompanyDividend (Bonus)Closure DatePayment Date
BUAFOODS₦5.5020-Aug-2426-Sep-24
BUACEMENT₦2.0012-Aug-2429-Aug-24
FBNH₦0.4015-Aug-2423-Aug-24
AIRTELAFRI$0.03724-Jun-2426-Jul-24
BETAGLAS₦1.425-Jun-246-Jul-24
FIDSON₦0.619-Jun-246-Jul-24
TOTAL₦25.0024-Apr-2424-Jun-24
UACN₦0.227-Jun-2421-Jun-24
JBERGER₦33-Jun-2421-Jun-24
TRANSEXPR₦0.0212-Jun-2420-Jun-24
SEPLAT ENERGY$0.03 ( Q1 INTERIM)3-Jun-2414-Jun-24
MAYBAKER₦0.322-May-246-Jun-24
PRESCO₦24.3015-May-2430-May-24
SEPLAT ENERGY$0.0329-Apr-2429-May-24
TRANSCORP₦0.1026-Apr-2428-May-24
WEMA₦0.510-May-2428-May-24
MEYER₦0.329-Apr-2427-May-24
UBA₦2.3013-May-2424-May-24
NAHCO₦2.5613-May-2424-May-24
TRANSPOWER₦3.1322-Apr-2422-May-24
STANBIC₦2.2022-Apr-2417-May-24
FIDELITYBK₦0.6029-Apr-2416-May-24
UNILEVER₦0.7529-Apr-2410-May-24
GTCO₦2.7029-Apr-249-May-24
ZENITHBANK₦3.5026-Apr-248-May-24
DANGCEM₦30.0016-Apr-2429-Apr-24
UCAP₦1.8010-Apr-2423-Apr-24
ACCESSCORP₦1.8011-Apr-2419-Apr-24
TRANSCOHOT₦0.2016-Apr-2430-Apr-24
LAFAERGE₦1.902-Apr-2416-Apr-24
NGXGROUP₦0.7527-Mar-2429-Apr-24
GEREGU₦8.0028-Feb-2428-Mar-24
VITAFOAM1.5613-Feb-247-Mar-24

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