Finance

NGX All-Share Index posts gains, up 0.10%

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2 years ago

March 4, 2024

In the first trading session of the week, the local bourse posted gains as the benchmark index gained 0.10% to close at 98,847.89 points. Investors interest in BUACEMENT (+4.44%), GEREGU (+2.35%), and TRANSPOWER (+10.00%) contributed to outweigh selloffs in MTNN (-7.82%), GTCO (-0.48%), and ZENITHBANK (-0.14%), keeping the market in the green. Consequently, the year-to-date return rose to 32.20%, while market capitalization gained ₦1.85tn to close at ₦55.89tn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 193.76%. A total of 429.64m shares valued at ₦19.92bn were exchanged in 10,749 deals. TRANSCORP (+9.94%) led the volume chart with 203.43m units traded while TRANSPOWER (+10.00%) led the value chart with deals worth ₦10.56bn.
Market breadth closed negative at a 0.92-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering the advancing ones. DANGSUGAR (-10.00%) topped twenty-four (24) others on the laggard’s table while TRANSPOWER (+10.00%) led twenty-two (22) others on the leader’s log.

Find below key highlights of market activities.

Indicators	Current	Change (%)	YTD
All-Share Index	98,847.89	0.10	32.20
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion)	55.89	3.43	36.59
Volume (millions)	429.64	16.87
Value (₦ ‘billion)	19.92	193.76

Dividend Information for 2023

Company	Dividend (Bonus)	Closure Date	Payment Date
GEREGU	₦8.00	28-Feb-24	28-Mar-24
VITAFOAM	₦1.56	13-Feb-24	7-Mar-24
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