The domestic bourse recovered as the All-Share Index gained 0.07% to close at 71,052.85 points. On market movers, demand in ZENITHBANK (+0.30%), GTCO (+1.96%) and OANDO (+2.13%) were sufficient to keep the market in the green. Howbeit, the market remains on track to close the week red. The ASI’s year-to-date (YTD) return increased to 38.64% while the market capitalisation gained ₦26.87bn to close at ₦39.07trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 53.32%. A total of a 563.71m shares valued at ₦3.44bn were exchanged in 6,579 deals. UNIVINSURE (+8.33%) led the volume chart with 164.30m units traded while ZENITHBANK (+0.30%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦694.17m.
Market breadth closed positive at a 1.89-to-1 ratio, with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. BETAGLAS (+10.00%) topped thirty-three (33) others on the leader’s log, while ELLAHLAKES (-9.89%) led seventeen (17) others on the laggard’s table.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 71,052.85 | 0.07 | 38.64 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 39.07 | 0.07 | 39.98 |
| Volume (millions) | 563.71 | 31.57 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 3.44 | 53.32 |
Dividend Information for 2023
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| 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 |
| DANGSUGAR | ₦1.50 | 27-Mar-23 | 15-Apr-23 |
| GEREGU | ₦8.00 | 28-Feb-23 | 29-Mar-23 |
