Today, the domestic bourse extended losses from the previous session, bringing the All-Share Index down by 1.30% to close at 101,060.67 points. Bearish sentiment in BUACEMENT (-9.98%), ZENITHBANK (-0.14%), and GTCO (-0.38%) overturned the gains in GEREGU (+3.68%), WAPCO (+1.25%) and ETERNA (+6.17%) causing the drag in the market. Consequently, the ASI’s year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 35.16%, while the market capitalisation shed ₦729.16bn to close at ₦55.30trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 10.90%. A total of 256.16m shares valued at ₦6.63bn were exchanged in 8,783 deals. TRANSCORP (-5.80%) led the volume chart with 39.75m units traded while GEREGU (+3.68) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.11trn
Market breadth closed negative at a 6.00-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering the advancing ones. HONYFLOUR (-10.00%) topped forty-one (41) others on the laggard’s table while ETERNA (+6.17%) led six (6) others on the leader’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 101,060.67 | -1.30 | 35.16 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 55.30 | -1.30 | 35.15 |
| Volume (millions) | 256.16 | -6.46 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 6.63 | -10.90 |
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 |
