Finance

NGX All-Share Index extends gains, up 0.47%

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3 years ago

November 21, 2022

Nigerian equities opened the week strong as the benchmark index gained 0.47% to close at 44,701.84 points, the highest point since 25 October. The market’s performance was primarily driven by demand in ZENITHBANK (+1.64%), GTCO (+0.26%) and FBNH (+1.82%). Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 4.65%, while the market capitalisation gained ₦113.90bn to close at ₦24.35trn.

Analysis of market activities showed trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 57.79%. A total of 159.56m shares valued at ₦1.95bn were exchanged in 3,607 deals. TRANSCORP (+1.80%) led the volume chart with 35.24m units traded while SEPLAT (+0.00%) led the value chart in deals worth ₦478.43m.

Market breadth closed positive at a 4.33-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. NB (+9.94%) topped twenty-five (25) others on the gainer’s table, while JAPAULGOLD (-7.14%) led five (5) others on the laggard’s log.

Find below key highlights of market activities.

Indicators	Current	Change (%)	YTD
All-Share Index	44,701.84	0.47	4.65
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion)	24.35	0.47	9.20
Volume (millions)	159.56	8.78
Value (₦ ‘billion)	1.95	57.79

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