Opening the week, the domestic bourse nudged slightly lower, outturning the gains from the previous session, bringing the All-Share Index down by 0.09% to close at 101,995.21 points. Bearish sentiment in UBA (-0.42%), ACCESSCORP (-4.30%), and DANGSUGAR (-7.67%) overturned the gains in GTCO (+1.15%), FBNH (+9.68%), and INTBREW (+6.52%) causing the drag in the market. The ASI year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 36.41%, while the market capitalisation shed ₦50.64bn to close at ₦55.81trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 11.69%. A total of 294.32m shares valued at ₦6.72bn were exchanged in 9,957 deals. FBNH (+9.68%) led both the volume and value chart with 73.84m units traded in deals worth ₦2.42bn.
Market breadth closed flat. NASCON (+10.00%) topped twenty-four (24) others on the leader’s table while NESTLE (-10.00%) led twenty-four (24) others on the laggard’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 101,995.21 | -0.09 | 36.41 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 55.81 | -0.09 | 36.40 |
| Volume (millions) | 294.32 | 1.14 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 6.72 | 11.69 |
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 |
