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NGX All-Share Index Ends the Month Positive, Gains 0.11%

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Closing the month, the Lagos bourse closed higher as the benchmark index gained 0.11% to settle at 71,365.25 points. Gains in telco heavyweight AIRTELAFRI (+0.56%), alongside GTCO (+1.43%) and ACCESSCORP (+0.56%) drove the overall market’s performance offsetting losses in ZENITHBANK (-2.71%), DANGSUGAR (-1.69%) and FIDELITYBK (-0.56%). As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 39.25%, while market capitalisation gained ₦44.16bn to close at ₦39.05trn.

Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 54.95%. A total of 540.09m shares valued at ₦10.24bn were exchanged in 6,516 deals. GTCO (+1.43%) led both the volume and value charts with 67.23m units traded in deals worth ₦2.60bn.

Market breadth closed negative at a 1.24-to-1 ratio, with declining issues outnumbering advancing ones. NSLTECH (-9.72%) led thirty (30) others on the laggard’s table, while NNFM (+10.00%) topped twenty-four (24) others on the leader’s log.

Find below key highlights of market activities.

Indicators Current Change (%) YTD
All-Share Index 71,365.25 0.11 39.25
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) 39.05 0.11 39.90
Volume (millions) 540.09 49.77
Value (₦ ‘billion) 10.24 54.95

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

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