Recovering from the previous session’s loss, the domestic bourse posted gains as the benchmark index rose by 0.43% to close at 71,250.17 points. Renewed demand for index heavyweight, BUACEMENT (+4.70%) alongside ZENITHBANK (+0.14%), and GTCO (+0.77%) contributed to outweigh losses in AIRTELAFRI (-2.06%), FCMB (-1.45%), and OANDO (-0.43%), keeping the market in the green. Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 39.02%, while market capitalisation gained ₦165.99bn to close at ₦38.99trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 56.53%. A total of 433.57m shares valued at ₦11.11bn were exchanged in 7,016 deals. UACN (+4.92%) led the volume chart with 61.71m units traded while AIRTELAFRI (-2.06%) led the value chart in
Find below key highlights of market activities deals worth ₦2.12bn.Market breadth closed positive at a 2.60-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. NSLTECH (+10.00%) topped thirty-eight (38) others on the leader’s table while ABBEYBDS (-9.88%) led fourteen (14) others on the laggard’s log.
Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
All-Share Index | 71,250.17 | 0.43 | 39.02 |
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 38.99 | 0.43 | 39.67 |
Volume (millions) | 433.57 | 20.93 | |
Value (₦ ‘billion) | 11.11 | 56.53 |
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 |