MON, 07 NOV, 2022-theGBJournal| The NGX Exchange opened the week with mixed sentiments as a loss in GEREGU (-3.4%) proved sufficient in offsetting gains in ACCESSCORP (+1.9%) and ZENITHBANK (+0.8%).
Thus, the All-Share Index traded flat at 44,269.43 points, with the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns unchanged at +1.0% and +3.6%, respectively.
The total volume of trades declined by 85.4% to 103.27 million units, valued at NGN1.14 billion, and exchanged in 3,206 deals. ZENITHBANK was the most traded stock by volume at 15.13 million units, while GEREGU was the most traded stock by value at NGN1.20 billion.
Sectoral performance was mixed, as the Insurance (-0.8%), and Oil & Gas (-0.7%) indices declined, while the Banking (+0.5%) index advanced. The Industrial Goods and Consumer Goods indices closed flat
As measured by market breadth, market sentiment was negative (0.7x), as 16 tickers lost relative to 11 gainers. LEARNAFRCA (-9.5%) and CORNERST (-9.1%) recorded the highest losses of the day, while ROYALEX (+9.7%) and CUTIX (+6.8%) topped the gainers’ list.
Dividend Information
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| SEPLAT | $0.025 (interim) | 11-Nov-22 | 6-Dec-22 |
| ACCESSCORP | N0.20 (interim) | 28-Sep-22 | 12-Oct-22 |
| GTCO | N0.30 (interim) | 21-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-22 |
| UBA | N0.20 (interim) | 22-Sep-22 | 29-Sep-22 |
| STANBIC | N1.50 (interim) | 7-Sep-22 | 21-Sep-22 |
| ZENITHBANK | N0.30 (interim) | 7-Sep-22 | 13-Sep-22 |
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