The domestic bourse ended the session mixed albeit with a bullish tilt as the benchmark Index managed to eke out a meager 0.04% gain to close at 67,353.23 points. Gains in ZENITHBANK (+1.21%), GTCO (+0.71%) and UBA (+1.62%) drove the market into the green despite losses in ACCESSCORP (-1.18%), FBNH (-0.31%) and WAPCO (-1.02%). As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 31.42%, as market capitalization gained ₦15.29bn to close at ₦37.00trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 9.10%. A total of 397.56m shares valued at ₦4.70bn were exchanged in 6,165 deals. WEMABANK (+0.64%) led the volume chart with 88.99m units traded while GTCO (+0.71%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦828.48m.
Market breadth closed negative at a 1.08-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering advancing ones. AFRIPRUD (-7.14%) topped thirteen (13) others on the laggard’s table, while ETERNA (+6.86%) led twelve (12) others on the leader’s table.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 67,353.23 | 0.04 | 31.42 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 37.00 | 0.04 | 32.56 |
| Volume (millions) | 397.56 | 5.18 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 4.70 | -9.10 |
Dividend Information for 2023
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| 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-23a |
