The local bourse bounced back today, paring previous session losses, as the benchmark Index surged 0.51% to close at 67,217.77 points. Renewed investor interests in telco heavyweight, MTNN (+0.20%), alongside Tier-1 banks, ZENITHBANK (+0.90%) and GTCO (+2.27%) pushed the broader index into positive terrain. As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 31.15%, while the market capitalisation gained ₦187.26bn to close at ₦36.93trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 44.26%. A total of 319.90m shares valued at ₦6.33bn were exchanged in 6,272 deals. ACCESSCORP (+0.00%) led the volume chart with 50.78m units traded, while GTCO (+2.27%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.50bn.
Market breadth closed positive at a 2.25-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. FLOURMILL (+9.93%) topped seventeen (17) others on the leader’s table, while VFDGROUP (-9.98%) led seven (7) others on the laggard’s table.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 67,217.77 | 0.51 | 31.15 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 36.93 | 0.51 | 32.29 |
| Volume (millions) | 319.90 | 1.68 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 6.33 | 44.26 |
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 | 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-23a |
