Nigerian equities delivered a positive performance as the benchmark index gained 0.55% to close at 72,299.26 points.

Investors interests in Tier 1 banks namely, ZENITHBANK (+2.54%), GTCO (+1.01%) and UBA (+3.45%) offset losses in DANGSUGAR  (-0.61%), FLOURMILL (-4.57%) and UNILEVER (-2.01%).

Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 41.07%, while market capitalization gained ₦214.80bn to close at ₦39.56trn. 

Analysis of today's market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 37.40%. A total of 433.18m shares valued at ₦8.08bn were exchanged in 6,650 deals.

ACCESSCORP (+8.09%) led the volume chart  with 60.18m units traded while GTCO (+1.01) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.96bn.

Market breadth closed positive at a 2.27-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering the declining ones. SCOA (+9.88%) topped thirty-three (33) others on the leader’s table while UPL (-9.82%) led fourteen (14) others on the laggard's log.

Find below key highlights of market activities

Indicators

Current     

Change (%)

YTD

All-Share Index

72,299.79

+0.55

+41.07

Market Cap. (₦ 'trillion)

39.56

+0.55

+41.73

Volume (millions)

433.18

+35.56

 

Value (₦ 'billion)

8.08

+37.40

 

 

 

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 Registrars