Recovering from the previous session’s loss, the domestic bourse posted gains as the benchmark index rose by 0.33% to close at 70,840.72 points. Renewed demand for index heavyweight, BUACEMENT (+3.34%) alongside ZENITHBANK (+2.69%), and GTCO (+0.83%) contributed to outweigh losses in ACCESSCORP (-0.58%), TRANSCORP (-1.44%), and FIDELITYBK (-1.64%), keeping the market in the green. Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 38.22%, while market capitalisation gained ₦145.51bn to close at ₦38.94trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 56.54%. A total of 327.43m shares valued at ₦3.37bn were exchanged in 6,533 deals. JAPAULGOLD (+2.78%) led the volume chart with 44.70m units traded, while UBA (+0.48%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦555.02m.
Market breadth closed positive at a 1.91-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. MULTIVERSE (+9.31%), topped twenty (20) others on the leader’s table, while FTNCOCOA (-9.29%) led ten (10) others on the laggard’s table.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 70,840.72 | 0.33 | 38.22 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 38.94 | 0.38 | 39.50 |
| Volume (millions) | 327.43 | -30.98 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 3.37 | -56.54 |
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 | ₦1.50 (interim) | 13-Sep-23 | 27-Sep-23 |
| GTCO | ₦0.50 (interim) | 15-Sep-23 | 25-Sep-23 |
| FIDELITYBK | ₦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 CENTS | 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 |
