Finance

NGX All-Share Index closes 2bps

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3 years ago

April 13, 2023

The Lagos bourse ended mixed with a bearish tilt as the benchmark Index shed 0.02% to settle at 51,944.58 points. The loss puts the index on track for its fifth consecutive weekly loss. Gains in GTCO (+0.21%), WAPCO (+3.48%) and ACCESSCORP (+1.15%) were offset by losses in ZENITHBANK (-1.76%), NB (-0.41%) and FIDELITYBK (-5.47%). As a result, the ASI’s year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 1.35%, while the market capitalization shed ₦4.81bn to close at ₦28.30trn.

Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 13.20%. A total of 302.92m shares valued at ₦2.02bn were exchanged in 3,743 deals. TRANSCORP (+10.00%) led the volume chart with 107.21m units traded, while ZENITHBANK (-1.76%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦521.30m.

Market breadth closed negative at a 1.14-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering advancing ones. MAYBAKER (-10.00%) topped fifteen (15) others on the laggard’s table while TRANSCORP (+10.00%) topped thirteen (13) others on the leader’s log.

Find below key highlights of market activities

Indicators	Current	Change (%)	YTD
All-Share Index	51,944.58	-0.02	1.35
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion)	28.30	-0.02	1.36
Volume (millions)	302.92	18.72
Value (₦ ‘billion)	2.02	13.20

Dividend Information for 2023

Company	Dividend (Bonus)	Closure Date	Payment Date
BUACEMENT	₦2.80 (final)	11-Aug-23	24-Aug-23
TOTAL	₦21.00 (final)	26-Apr-23	2-Jun-23
STANBIC	₦2.00 (final)	12-Apr-23	26-May-23
NESTLE	₦36.50 (final)	28-Apr-23	18-May-23
SEPLAT	$0.075 (final)	19-Apr-23	10-May-23
ZENITHBANK	₦3.20 (final)	17-Apr-23	2-May-23
WAPCO	₦2.00 (final)	11-Apr-23	28-Apr-23
UBA	₦0.90 (final)	17-Apr-23	27-Apr-23
NB	₦1.03 (final)	17-Mar-23	26-Apr-23
DANGCEM	₦20.00 (final)	31-Mar-23	24-Apr-23
MTNN	₦10.00 (final)	28-Mar-23	20-Apr-23
DANGSUGAR	₦1.50 (final)	27-Mar-23	15-Apr-23
GEREGU	₦8.00 (final)	28-Feb-23	29-Mar-23