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NGX All-Share Index starts the week up 0.18% as investors gained ₦70.14bn

by Business News Report

Nigerian equities opened the week on a positive note, extending gains from the previous session as the All-Share Index closed 0.18% stronger to close at 71,669.91 points. Gains in telco heavyweight MTNN (+0.59%), alongside BUACEMENT (+0.52%) and ZENITHBANK (+1.43%) offset the declines in ACCESSCORP (-0.25%), FBNH (-1.89%) and TRANSCORP (-1.32%). Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 39.84%, while the market capitalisation gained ₦70.14bn to close at ₦39.22trn

Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 46.53%. A total of 375.32m shares valued at ₦3.85bn were exchanged in 7,011 deals. VERITASKAP (+2.86%) led the volume chart  with 88.84m units traded while ACCESSCORP (-0.25%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦612.70m.

Market breadth closed positive at a 1.17-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. ETI (+9.88%) topped twenty-six (26) others on the leader’s table while RTBRISCOE (-9.68%) led twenty-two (22) others on the laggard’s log.

Find below key highlights of market activities

IndicatorsCurrentChange (%)YTD
All-Share Index71,669.910.1839.84
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion)39.220.1840.49
Volume (millions)375.32-25.51
Value (₦ ‘billion)3.85-46.53

Dividend Information for 2023

CompanyDividend (Bonus)Closure DatePayment Date
SEPLAT ENERGY$0.03 (Q3 interim)13-Nov-2324-Nov-23
ACCESSCORP₦0.30 (interim)6-Oct-2319-Oct-23
UBA₦0.50 (interim)27-Sep-236-Oct-23
ZENITHBANK₦0.50 (interim)25-Sep-2329-Sep-23
STANBICN1.50 (interim)13-Sep-2327-Sep-23
GTCO₦0.50 (interim)15-Sep-2325-Sep-23
FIDELITYBKN 0.25 (interim)15-Sep-2322-Sep-23
CUSTODIAN₦0.15 (interim)21-Aug-235-Sep-23
SEPLAT ENERGY3 US CENTS (interim)18-Aug-2330-Aug-23
MTNN₦5.60  (interim)17-Aug-2324-Aug-23
NGXGROUP₦0.2531-Jul-2331-Aug-23
BUACEMENT₦2.8014-Aug-2324-Aug-23
FBNH₦0.509-Aug-2316-Aug-23
AIRTELAFRI3.2722-Jun-2326-Jul-23
TOTAL₦21.0026-Apr-232-Jun-23
NESTLE₦36.5024-Apr-2318-May-23
WAPCO₦2.0011-Apr-2328-Apr-23
NB₦1.0317-Mar-2326-Apr-23
DANGCEM₦20.0031-Mar-2324-Apr-23
DANGSUGAR₦1.5027-Mar-2315-Apr-23
GEREGU₦8.0028-Feb-2329-Mar-23

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