The domestic bourse maintained the bull run as the benchmark index closed 3.93% stronger to settle at 87,971.10 points. Sustained buy interests in industrial heavyweights namely, DANGCEM (+9.84%), BUACEM (+9.96%) alongside ZENITHBANK (+2.92%) drove the market strong performance, offsetting selloffs in UCAP (-1.57%), MANSARD (-1.39%) and CUSTODIAN (-2.04%). As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 17.65%, while market capitalisation gained ₦1.82trn to close at ₦48.14trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 42.94%. A total of 1.07bn shares valued at ₦15.77bn were exchanged in 14,505 deals. JAIZBANK (+9.94%) led the volume chart with 150.64m units traded while NASCON (+10.00%) led the value chart with deals worth ₦2.57bn.
Market breadth closed positive at a 6.70-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering the declining ones. DANGSUGAR (+10.00%) topped sixty-six (66) others on the leader’s table while ROYALEX (-8.16%) led nine (9) others on the laggard’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 87,971.10 | 3.93 | 17.65 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 48.14 | 3.93 | 17.65 |
| Volume (millions) | 1,066.84 | 32.11 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 15.77 | 42.94 |
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 |
Source: Coronation
