The local bourse gained 0.13% to close at 104,387.47 points. Investors interest in BUACEMENT (+1.56%), GTCO (+2.94%), and ZENITHBANK (+3.82%) contributed to outweigh selloffs in MTNN (-2.08%), FBNH (-4.55%), and NESTLE (-0.11%), keeping the market in the green. Accordingly, the market is on track for a week of loss. The year-to-date return rose to 39.60%, while market capitalization gained ₦73.88tn to close at ₦59.02tn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 35.74%. A total of 336.82m shares valued at ₦9.29bn were exchanged in 8,790 deals. UBA (+2.47%) led the volume chart with 63.88m units traded while NESTLE (-0.11%) led the value chart with deals worth ₦1.82bn.
Market breadth closed negative at a 1.33-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering the advancing ones. DEAPCAP (-10.00%) topped twenty-seven (27) others on the laggard’s table while TRANSCORP (+9.96%) led twenty (20) others on the leader’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 104,387.47 | 0.13 | 39.60 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 59.02 | 0.13 | 44.25 |
| Volume (millions) | 336.82 | 12.78 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 9.29 | 35.74 |
Dividend Information for 2023
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| GEREGU | ₦8.00 | 28-Feb-24 | 28-Mar-24 |
| VITAFOAM | ₦1.56 | 13-Feb-24 | 7-Mar-24 |
| 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 |
