Stock Market
NGX All-Share Index sheds ₦68.49bn to close at ₦56.83trn
Nigeria equities market declined further today by 12bps to settle at 100,365.17 points. Selling pressure in GTCO (-0.11%), FBNH (-1.60%), and UBA (-5.07%) were the main drivers of the market relapse. Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return slipped to 34.23%, while the market capitalization declined by ₦68.49bn to close at ₦56.83trn.
On market activities, trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions up by 137.35%. A total of 497.84m shares valued at ₦8.61bn were exchanged in 8,412 deals. FCMB (+5.26%) led the volume chart with 133.92m units traded while ZENITHBANK (+0.00%) led the value chart with deals worth ₦2.19b.
Market breadth closed negative at a 0.71-to-1 ratio with declining issues outnumbering advancing ones. NSLTECH (-9.43%) led twenty (20) others on the laggard’s table while SOVRENINS (+10.00%) topped fourteen (14) others on the gainer’s table.
Dividend Information for 2024
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 100,365.17 | -0.12 | 34.23 |
| Market Cap. (₦ ‘trillion) | 56.83 | -0.12 | 38.89 |
| Volume (millions) | 497.84 | 77.22 | |
| Value (₦ ‘billion) | 8.61 | 137.35 |
Find below key highlights of market activities
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| BUAFOODS | ₦5.50 | 20-Aug-24 | 26-Sep-24 |
| BUACEMENT | ₦2.00 | 12-Aug-24 | 29-Aug-24 |
| FBNH | ₦0.40 | 15-Aug-24 | 23-Aug-24 |
| AIRTELAFRI | $0.037 | 24-Jun-24 | 26-Jul-24 |
| BETAGLAS | ₦1.4 | 25-Jun-24 | 6-Jul-24 |
| FIDSON | ₦0.6 | 19-Jun-24 | 6-Jul-24 |
| TOTAL | ₦25.00 | 24-Apr-24 | 24-Jun-24 |
| UACN | ₦0.22 | 7-Jun-24 | 21-Jun-24 |
| JBERGER | ₦3 | 3-Jun-24 | 21-Jun-24 |
| TRANSEXPR | ₦0.02 | 12-Jun-24 | 20-Jun-24 |
| SEPLAT ENERGY | $0.03 ( Q1 INTERIM) | 3-Jun-24 | 14-Jun-24 |
| MAYBAKER | ₦0.3 | 22-May-24 | 6-Jun-24 |
| PRESCO | ₦24.30 | 15-May-24 | 30-May-24 |
| SEPLAT ENERGY | $0.03 | 29-Apr-24 | 29-May-24 |
| TRANSCORP | ₦0.10 | 26-Apr-24 | 28-May-24 |
| WEMA | ₦0.5 | 10-May-24 | 28-May-24 |
| MEYER | ₦0.3 | 29-Apr-24 | 27-May-24 |
| UBA | ₦2.30 | 13-May-24 | 24-May-24 |
| NAHCO | ₦2.56 | 13-May-24 | 24-May-24 |
| TRANSPOWER | ₦3.13 | 22-Apr-24 | 22-May-24 |
| STANBIC | ₦2.20 | 22-Apr-24 | 17-May-24 |
| FIDELITYBK | ₦0.60 | 29-Apr-24 | 16-May-24 |
| UNILEVER | ₦0.75 | 29-Apr-24 | 10-May-24 |
| GTCO | ₦2.70 | 29-Apr-24 | 9-May-24 |
| ZENITHBANK | ₦3.50 | 26-Apr-24 | 8-May-24 |
| DANGCEM | ₦30.00 | 16-Apr-24 | 29-Apr-24 |
| UCAP | ₦1.80 | 10-Apr-24 | 23-Apr-24 |
| ACCESSCORP | ₦1.80 | 11-Apr-24 | 19-Apr-24 |
| TRANSCOHOT | ₦0.20 | 16-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-24 |
| LAFAERGE | ₦1.90 | 2-Apr-24 | 16-Apr-24 |
| NGXGROUP | ₦0.75 | 27-Mar-24 | 29-Apr-24 |
| GEREGU | ₦8.00 | 28-Feb-24 | 28-Mar-24 |
| VITAFOAM | 1.56 | 13-Feb-24 | 7-Mar-24 |
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