WED, 12 OCT, 2022-theGBJournal| Today, the domestic bourse slipped as the benchmark index closed 0.07% weaker at 47,531.84 points.
Gains in ZENITHBANK (+0.26%) were offset by selloffs in GTCO (-0.59%), FBNH (-2.11%), ACCESSCORP (-0.64%) and UBA (-1.43%) keeping the market in the negative terrain. As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 11.27%, while market capitalisation shed by N18.13bn to close at N25.89trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed that trade turnover settled higher relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions increasing by 92.22%. A total of 155.18m units of shares valued at N3.66bn were exchanged in 3,797 deals. MBENEFIT (+0.00%) led the volume chart with 41.92m units traded while DANGCEM (+0.00%) led the value chart in deals worth N2.06bn.
Market breadth closed negative at a 1.89-to-1 ratio, with declining issues outnumbering advancing ones. HONYFLOUR (-9.77%) led sixteen (16) others on the laggard’s table, while REDSTAREX (+8.49%) topped eight (8) others on the gainer’s log.
Market Activities
| Indicators | Current | Change (%) | YTD |
| All-Share Index | 47,531.84 | -0.07 | +11.27 |
| Market Cap. (N ‘trillion) | 25.89 | -0.07 | +16.10 |
| Volume (millions) | 155.18 | +23.50 | |
| Value (N ‘billion) | 3.66 | +92.22 |
Dividend Information
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| 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 |
| SEPLAT | $0.025 (interim) | 15-Aug-22 | 9-Sep-22 |
| CUSTODIAN | N0.10 (interim) | 26-Aug-22 | 1-Sep-22 |
| OKOMU OIL | N7.00 (interim) | 26-Aug-22 | 29-Aug-22 |
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