Today, the domestic bourse ended its four-day winning streak as the benchmark index shed 0.13% to close at 48,365.14 points. Selloffs in telco heavyweight, MTNN (-2.27%) as well as GTCO (-0.48%), and WAPCO (-0.46%) underpinned the market’s weak performance despite gains in BUACEMENT (+2.44%), ZENITHBANK (+0.23%) and UBA (+0.69%). Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 13.22%, while market capitalization lost ₦33.42bn to close at ₦26.34trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 11.20%. A total of 148.16m units of shares valued at ₦2.98bn were exchanged in 3,391 deals. ETI (+2.86%), led the volume chart with 26.36m units traded, while MTNN (-2.27%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.19bn.
Market breadth closed positive at a 1.75-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. CHAMS (+9.09%) led thirteen (13) others on the leader’s table, while HONYFLOUR (-9.09%) topped seven (7) others on the laggard’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 48,365.14 | -0.13 | 13.22 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 26.34 | -0.13 | 18.15 |
| Volume (millions) | 148.16 | 1.33 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 2.98 | -11.20 |
Dividend Information for 2022
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| SEPLAT | $0.025 (interim) | 11-Nov-22 | 6-Dec-22 |
| ACCESSCORP | ₦0.20 (interim) | 28-Sep-22 | 12-Oct-22 |
| GTCO | ₦0.30 (interim) | 21-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-22 |
| UBA | ₦0.20 (interim) | 22-Sep-22 | 29-Sep-22 |
| STANBIC | ₦1.50 (interim) | 7-Sep-22 | 21-Sep-22 |
| ZENITHBANK | ₦0.30 (interim) | 7-Sep-22 | 13-Sep-22 |
| SEPLAT | $0.025 (interim) | 15-Aug-22 | 9-Sep-22 |
| CUSTODIAN | ₦0.10 (interim) | 26-Aug-22 | 1-Sep-22 |
| OKOMU OIL | ₦7.00 (interim) | 26-Aug-22 | 29-Aug-22 |
| MTNN | ₦5.60 (interim) | 19-Aug-22 | 26-Aug-22 |
| BUAFOODS | ₦3.50 | 14-Jul-22 | 4-Aug-22 |
| AIRTELAF | $0.03 (final) | 23-Jun-22 | 22-Jul-22 |
| BUACEMENT | ₦2.60 | 15-Jul-22 | 21-Jul-22 |
| FBNH | ₦0.35 | 14-Jun-22 | 21-Jun-22 |
| NESTLE | ₦25.50 | 3-Jun-22 | 30-Jun-22 |
| TOTAL | ₦18.20 (final) | 29-Apr-22 | 17-Jun-22 |
| DANGSUGAR | ₦1.00 | 2-Jun-22 | 15-Jun-22 |
| NB | ₦1.20 (final) | 16-Mar-22 | 22-Apr-22 |
| WAPCO | ₦1.00 (final) | 8-Apr-22 | 21-Apr-22 |
