The Nigerian equities maintained the positive momentum as the benchmark index closed 0.23% stronger to settle at 70,773.31 points.
Buying Interests in
BUACEMENT (+1.90%), GTC0 (+0.28%) and UBA (+1.47%) outweighed losses in
ZENITHBANK (-0.30%), TRANSCORP (-0.32%) and FIDELITYBK (-3.19%) keeping the
market in the green.
Consequently, the ASI's
year-to-date (YTD) return increased to 38.09%, while the market capitalization
gained ₦87.79bn to close at ₦38.89trn.
Analysis of today's market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 79.88%.
A total of 558.34m shares valued at ₦9.79bn were exchanged in 6,401 deals. FBNH (+0.52%) led volume and value charts with 209.90m units traded in deals worth ₦4.04bn.
Market breadth closed
negative at a 1.06-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering advancing
ones. UPDC (-8.26%) led eighteen (18) others on the laggard’s log while
JAPAULGOLD (+9.87%) topped seventeen (17) others on the leader's table.
Find below key highlights of
market activities.
|
Indicators |
Current
|
Change (%) |
YTD |
|
All-Share Index |
70,773.31 |
+0.23 |
+38.09 |
|
Market Cap. (₦ 'trillion) |
38.89 |
+0.23 |
+39.30 |
|
Volume (millions) |
558.34 |
+24.27 |
|
|
Value (₦ 'billion) |
9.79 |
+79.88 |
|
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-23 |
Source: Coronation Asset Management
