Today, the domestic bourse continued its winning streak as the benchmark index gained 1.30% to settle at 60,108.86 points, the highest point since over a decade (precisely 5 March 2008 when it was 66,381.20). Gains in MTNN (+2.77%), ZENITHBANK (+4.62%), and GTCO (+5.20%) buoyed the broad market’s strong performance. As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 17.28%, while market capitalization gained ₦421.19bn to close at ₦32.73trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 4.01%. A total of 763.70m shares valued at ₦12.53bn were exchanged in 9,463 deals. ACCESSCORP (+3.61%) led the volume chart with 111.67m units traded while GTCO (+5.20%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦2.69bn.
Market breadth closed positive at a 4.75-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. COURTVILLE (+10.00%) topped thirty-seven (37) others on the leader’s log, while MAYBAKER (-6.42%) led seven (7) others on the laggard’s table.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 60,108.86 | 1.30 | 17.28 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 32.73 | 1.30 | 17.25 |
| Volume (millions) | 763.70 | 38.18 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 12.53 | -4.01 |
Dividend Information for 2023
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| BUACEMENT | ₦2.80 | 14-Aug-23 | 24-Aug-23 |
| FBNH | ₦0.50 | 09-Aug-23 | 16-Aug-23 |
| TOTAL | ₦21.00 | 26-Apr-23 | 02-Jun-23 |
| STANBIC | ₦2.00 | 12-Apr-23 | 26-May-23 |
| ACCESSCORP | ₦1.30 | 09-May-23 | 24-May-23 |
| NESTLE | ₦36.50 | 24-Apr-23 | 18-May-23 |
| GTCO | ₦2.80 | 02-May-23 | 11-May-23 |
| SEPLAT | $0.08 | 19-Apr-23 | 16-May-23 |
| ZENITHBANK | ₦2.90 | 17-Apr-23 | 02-May-23 |
| WAPCO | ₦2.00 | 11-Apr-23 | 28-Apr-23 |
| UBA | ₦0.90 | 17-Apr-23 | 27-Apr-23 |
| NB | ₦1.03 | 17-Mar-23 | 26-Apr-23 |
| DANGCEM | ₦20.00 | 31-Mar-23 | 24-Apr-23 |
| MTNN | ₦10.00 | 28-Mar-23 | 20-Apr-23 |
| DANGSUGAR | ₦1.50 | 27-Mar-23 | 15-Apr-23 |
| GEREGU | ₦8.00 | 28-Feb-23 | 29-Mar-23 |
