The Lagos bourse sustained the bullish run as the benchmark index gained 0.35% to close at 99,190.46 points. Sustained interest in TRANSPOWER (+10.00%), alongside renewed interest in GTCO (+0.48%), and ZENITHBANK (+0.14%) were enough to make up for selloffs in MTNN (-1.08%), UBA (-1.12%), and DANGSUGAR (-5.56%), keeping the market in the green. As a result, the year-to-date return rose to 32.65%, while market capitalisation gained ₦193.69tn to close at ₦56.08tn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 59.55%. A total of 398.13m shares valued at ₦31.79bn were exchanged in 10,976 deals. TRANSPOWER (+10.00%) led both the volume and value charts with 87.49m units traded in deals worth ₦25.41bn.
Market breadth closed negative at a 4.63-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering the advancing ones. NASCON (-10.00%) topped thirty-six (34) others on the laggard’s table while TRANSPOWER (+10.00%) led seven (7) others on the leader’s log.
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 99,190.46 | 0.35 | 32.65 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 56.08 | 0.35 | 37.06 |
| Volume (millions) | 398.13 | -7.33 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 31.79 | 59.55 |
| 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 |
Source: Coronation
