Finance

NGX All-Share Index lost 3.15%

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2 years ago

February 19, 2024

Opening the week, the local bourse lost 3.15% as the benchmark Index settled at 102,393.23 points. Selloffs of industrial heavyweight, DANGCEM alongside MTNN and ZENITHBANK offset gains in GEREGU, TRANSCORP and FIDELITYBK (+0.94%). As a result, the ASI year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 36.94%, while the market capitalisation shed ₦1.82trn to close at ₦56.03trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions down by 7.58%. A total of 273.85m shares valued at ₦7.44bn were exchanged in 9,688 deals. GTCO (+0.00%) led the volume chart with 28.85m units traded while GEREGU (+5.44) led the value chart in deals worth ₦1.74trn
Market breadth closed negative at a 2.25-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering the advancing ones. DANGCEM (-10.00%) topped thirty-five (35) others on the laggard’s table while DAARCOMM (+8.64%) led fifteen (15) others on the leader’s log.

Find below key highlights of market activities

Indicators	Current	Change (%)	YTD
All-Share Index	102,393.23	-3.15	36.94
Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion)	56.03	-3.15	36.93
Volume (millions)	273.85	-20.05
Value (₦ ‘billion)	7.44	-7.58

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