Recovering from the previous session’s loss, the domestic bourse posted gains as the benchmark index rose by 0.42% to close at 56,038.85 points. Renewed demand for index heavyweight, AIRTELAFRI (+1.96%) alongside ZENITHBANK (+0.18%), and STANBIC (+5.45%) contributed to outweigh losses in GTCO (-0.89%), ACCESSCORP (-0.40%), and FBNH (-0.37%), keeping the market in the green. As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 9.34%, while market capitalisation gained ₦126.38bn to close at ₦30.51trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 70.64%. A total of 322.49m shares valued at ₦5.82bn were exchanged in 6,165 deals. UBA (-1.06%) led the volume chart with 47.13m units traded, while AIRTELAFRI (+1.96%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.76bn.
Market breadth closed positive at a 1.38-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. ETERNA (+9.85%), topped twenty-one (21) others on the leader’s table, while UACN (-5.08%) led fifteen (15) others on the laggard’s table.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 56,038.85 | 0.42 | 9.34 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 30.51 | 0.42 | 9.31 |
| Volume (millions) | 322.49 | -12.79 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 5.82 | -70.64 |
Dividend Information for 2023
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| BUACEMENT | ₦2.80 (final) | 14-Aug-23 | 24-Aug-23 |
| TOTAL | ₦21.00 (final) | 26-Apr-23 | 2-Jun-23 |
| STANBIC | ₦2.00 (final) | 12-Apr-23 | 26-May-23 |
| ACCESSCORP | ₦1.30 (final) | 9-May-23 | 24-May-23 |
| NESTLE | ₦36.50 (final) | 24-Apr-23 | 18-May-23 |
| GTCO | ₦2.80 (final) | 2-May-23 | 11-May-23 |
| SEPLAT | $0.075 (final) | 19-Apr-23 | 16-May-23 |
| ZENITHBANK | ₦2.90 (final) | 17-Apr-23 | 2-May-23 |
| WAPCO | ₦2.00 (final) | 11-Apr-23 | 28-Apr-23 |
| UBA | ₦0.90 (final) | 17-Apr-23 | 27-Apr-23 |
| NB | ₦1.03 (final) | 17-Mar-23 | 26-Apr-23 |
| DANGCEM | ₦20.00 (final) | 31-Mar-23 | 24-Apr-23 |
| MTNN | ₦10.00 (final) | 28-Mar-23 | 20-Apr-23 |
| DANGSUGAR | ₦1.50 (final) | 27-Mar-23 | 15-Apr-23 |
| GEREGU | ₦8.00 (final) | 28-Feb-23 | 29-Mar-23 |
