Nigerian equities delivered a positive performance as the benchmark index gained 0.55% to close at 72,299.26 points. Investors interests in Tier 1 banks namely, ZENITHBANK (+2.54%), GTCO (+1.01%) and UBA (+3.45%) offset losses in DANGSUGAR (-0.61%), FLOURMILL (-4.57%) and UNILEVER (-2.01%). Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 41.07%, while market capitalisation gained ₦214.80bn to close at ₦39.56trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 37.40%. A total of 433.18m shares valued at ₦8.08bn were exchanged in 6,650 deals. ACCESSCORP (+8.09%) led the volume chart with 60.18m units traded while GTCO (+1.01) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.96bn.
Market breadth closed positive at a 2.27-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering the declining ones. SCOA (+9.88%) topped thirty-three (33) others on the leader’s table while UPL (-9.82%) led fourteen (14) others on the laggard’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 72,299.79 | 0.55 | 41.07 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 39.56 | 0.55 | 41.73 |
| Volume (millions) | 433.18 | 35.56 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 8.08 | 37.40 |
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 |
