Finance

NGX All-Share Index rebounds slightly, up 2bps

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3 years ago

January 19, 2023

Activity on the Lagos bourse was mixed, albeit with a bullish tilt as the benchmark index closed marginally higher (+0.02%) at 52,626.42 points. Gains in WAPCO (+1.02%), ACCESSCORP (+0.56%) and ETI (+1.30%) offset the declines in ZENITHBANK (-0.20%), GTCO (-0.41%) and UBA (-1.23%). Subsequently, the market remains on track for a weekly gain. The year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 2.68%, while the market capitalisation rose by ₦5.94bn to close at ₦28.66trn.

Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session with the value of transactions down by 59.32%. A total of 129.04m units of shares valued at ₦1.82bn were exchanged in 3,183 deals. ZENITHBANK (-0.20%) led the volume and value charts with 18.55m units traded in deals worth ₦455.74m.

Market breadth closed positive at a 1.82-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. LINKASSURE (+8.33%) led nineteen (19) others on the gainer’s table while CHAMS (-7.14%) topped ten (10) others on the laggard’s log.

Find below key highlights of market activities

Indicators	Current	Change (%)	YTD
All-Share Index	52626.42	0.02	2.68
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion)	28.66	0.02	2.68
Volume (millions)	129.04	-40.79
Value (₦ ‘billion)	1.82	-59.32

Dividend Information for 2022

Company	Dividend (Bonus)	Closure Date	Payment Date
SEPLAT	$0.025 (interim)	11-Nov-22	6-Dec-22
ACCESSCORP	₦0.20 (interim)	28-Sep-22	12-Oct-22
GTCO	₦0.30 (interim)	21-Sep-22	30-Sep-22
UBA	₦0.20 (interim)	22-Sep-22	29-Sep-22
STANBIC	₦1.50 (interim)	7-Sep-22	21-Sep-22
ZENITHBANK	₦0.30 (interim)	7-Sep-22	13-Sep-22
SEPLAT	$0.025 (interim)	15-Aug-22	9-Sep-22
CUSTODIAN	₦0.10 (interim)	26-Aug-22	1-Sep-22
OKOMU OIL	₦7.00 (interim)	26-Aug-22	29-Aug-22
MTNN	₦5.60 (interim)	19-Aug-22	26-Aug-22
BUAFOODS	₦3.50	14-Jul-22	4-Aug-22
AIRTELAF	$0.03 (final)	23-Jun-22	22-Jul-22
BUACEMENT	₦2.60	15-Jul-22	21-Jul-22
FBNH	₦0.35	14-Jun-22	21-Jun-22
NESTLE	₦25.50	3-Jun-22	30-Jun-22
TOTAL	₦18.20 (final)	29-Apr-22	17-Jun-22
DANGSUGAR	₦1.00	2-Jun-22	15-Jun-22
NB	₦1.20 (final)	16-Mar-22	22-Apr-22
WAPCO	₦1.00 (final)	8-Apr-22	21-Apr-22