Today, the Lagos bourse eked out a meager 3bps to close at 98,255.72 points. Sell pressures in AIRTELAFRI (-0.35%), FBNH (-1.38%), and DANGSUGAR (-4.96%) were encumbered by demand for blue-chip ZENITHBANK (+0.59%), UBA (+0.58%), and ACCESSCORP (+0.86%). Nevertheless, the market is set for a loss this week. The ASI year-to-date (YTD) return increased to 31.40%, while the market capitalisation gained ₦17.96bn to close at ₦55.57trn.
Analysis of today’s market activity revealed that trade turnover settled 81.56% higher than the previous session, with 676.42 million shares valued at ₦16.66 billion in 8,415 transactions. NB (0.00%) led the volume and value table with 300.36 million units traded in deals totalling ₦6.91 billion.
Market breadth closed flat. LEARNAFRCA (+10.00%) topped twenty (20) others on the leader’s table while PZ (-9.94%) led twenty (20) others on the laggard’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 98,255.72 | 0.03 | 31.40 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 55.57 | 0.03 | 35.81 |
| Volume (millions) | 676.42 | 111.99 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 16.66 | 81.56 |
Dividend Information for 2024
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| BUAFOODS | ₦5.50 | 20-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 |
| BUACEMENT | ₦2.00 | 12-Aug-24 | 29-Aug-24 |
| BETAGLAS | ₦1.4 | 25-Jun-24 | 6-Jul-24 |
| FIDSON | ₦0.6 | 19-Jun-24 | 6-Jul-24 |
| TOTAL | ₦25.00 | 24-Apr-24 | 24-Jun-24 |
| UACN | ₦0.22 | 7-Jun-24 | 21-Jun-24 |
| JBERGER | ₦3 | 3-Jun-24 | 21-Jun-24 |
| TRANSEXPR | ₦0.02 | 12-Jun-24 | 20-Jun-24 |
| MAYBAKER | ₦0.3 | 22-May-24 | 6-Jun-24 |
| SEPLAT ENERGY | $0.03 | 29-Apr-24 | 29-May-24 |
| WEMA | ₦0.5 | 10-May-24 | 28-May-24 |
| MEYER | ₦0.3 | 29-Apr-24 | 27-May-24 |
| NAHCO | ₦2.56 | 13-May-24 | 24-May-24 |
| TRANSPOWER | ₦3.13 | 22-Apr-24 | 22-May-24 |
| STANBIC | ₦2.20 | 22-Apr-24 | 17-May-24 |
| UNILEVER | ₦0.75 | 29-Apr-24 | 10-May-24 |
| DANGCEM | ₦30.00 | 16-Apr-24 | 29-Apr-24 |
| UCAP | ₦1.80 | 10-Apr-24 | 23-Apr-24 |
| ACCESSCORP | ₦1.80 | 11-Apr-24 | 19-Apr-24 |
| TRANSCOHOT | ₦0.20 | 16-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-24 |
| LAFAERGE | ₦1.90 | 2-Apr-24 | 16-Apr-24 |
| NGXGROUP | ₦0.75 | 27-Mar-24 | TBA |
| GEREGU | ₦8.00 | 28-Feb-24 | 28-Mar-24 |
| VITAFOAM | 1.56 | 13-Feb-24 | 7-Mar-24 |
